Job 40

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New International Version 1984
 

9Do you have an arm like God’s,

and can your voice thunder like his?

10Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,

and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.

11Unleash the fury of your wrath,

look at every proud man and bring him low,

12look at every proud man and humble him,

crush the wicked where they stand.

13Bury them all in the dust together;

shroud their faces in the grave.

14Then I myself will admit to you

that your own right hand can save you.

15“Look at the behemoth,a

which I made along with you

and which feeds on grass like an ox.

16What strength he has in his loins,

what power in the muscles of his belly!

17His tailb sways like a cedar;

the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.

18His bones are tubes of bronze,

his limbs like rods of iron.

19He ranks first among the works of God,

yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.

20The hills bring him their produce,

and all the wild animals play nearby.

21Under the lotus plants he lies,

hidden among the reeds in the marsh.

22The lotuses conceal him in their shadow;

the poplars by the stream surround him.

23When the river rages, he is not alarmed;

he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.

24Can anyone capture him by the eyes,c

or trap him and pierce his nose?


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