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Chapter 40 |
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1 | Moreover the LORD answered Job, and
said, |
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Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he
that reproveth God, let him answer it. |
| 3 | Then Job answered the LORD, and
said, |
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Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine
hand upon my mouth. |
| 5 | Once have I spoken; but I will not answer:
yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. |
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6 | Then answered the LORD
unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
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7 | Gird up thy loins now like a
man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. |
| 8 | Wilt thou also
disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be
righteous? |
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| Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a
voice like him? |
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10 | Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and
array thyself with glory and beauty. |
| 11 | Cast abroad the rage of thy
wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. |
| 12 | Look on
every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their
place. |
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| Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in
secret. |
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| Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right
hand can save thee. |
| 15 | Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee;
he eateth grass as an ox. |
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16 | Lo now, his strength is in his loins,
and his force is in the navel of his belly. |
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17 | He moveth his tail like
a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. |
| 18 | His bones
are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. |
| 19 | He
is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to
approach unto him. |
| 20 | Surely the mountains bring him forth food,
where all the beasts of the field play. |
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21 | He lieth under the shady
trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. |
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22 | The shady trees cover
him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. |
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Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw
up Jordan into his mouth. |
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24 | He taketh it with his eyes: his nose
pierceth through snares. |
