| 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. |
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3 | Then Job answered the LORD, and said, |
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4 | Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will
lay mine hand upon my mouth. |
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| Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will
proceed no further. |
| 6 |
Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
| 7 | Gird up thy loins now like a man: I
will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. |
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8 | Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn
me, that thou mayest be righteous? |
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9 | Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice
like him? |
| 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. |
| 13 | Hide them in the dust
together; and bind their faces in secret. |
| 14 | 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. |
| 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. |
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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. |
| 21 | He lieth under the shady
trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. |
| 22 | The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the
willows of the brook compass him about. |
| 23 | 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. |
