{"book":"Job","slug":"job","ch":40,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Job","prev":"job/39","next":"job/41","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"And the LORD said to Job:","f":[],"h":"Job Humbles Himself before the LORD","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Let him who argues with God give an answer.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":3,"t":"Then Job answered the LORD:","f":[],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":4,"t":"“ Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I place my hand over my mouth."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":5,"t":"I have spoken once, but I have no answer — twice, but I have nothing to add.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I have spoken once, but I have no answer —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"twice, but I have nothing to add.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:","f":[],"h":"The LORD Challenges Job Again","style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"“ Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.","f":["Hebrew gird up your loins","Cited in Job 42:4"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Now brace yourself like a man;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will question you, and you shall inform Me."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":8,"t":"Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Would you really annul My justice?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do you have an arm like God’s?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Can you thunder with a voice like His?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"Then adorn yourself [with] majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Then adorn yourself [with] majesty and splendor,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and clothe yourself with honor and glory."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Unleash the fury of your wrath;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"look on every proud man and bring him low."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Look on every proud man and humble him;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"trample the wicked where they stand."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.","f":["Or in the hidden place"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Bury them together in the dust;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"imprison them in the grave."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Then I will confess to you"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that your own right hand can save you."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"Look at Behemoth, which I made [along] with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Look at Behemoth, which I made [along] with you."},{"style":"indent2","t":"He feeds on grass like an ox."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"See the strength of his loins"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the power in the muscles of his belly."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"His tail sways like a cedar;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"His bones are tubes of bronze;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"his limbs are rods of iron."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.","f":["Hebrew ways"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He is the foremost of God’s works;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"only his Maker can draw the sword against him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The hills yield him their produce,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"while all the beasts of the field play nearby."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.","f":["Or bramble bushes; also in verse 22"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He lies under the lotus plants,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"hidden among the reeds of the marsh."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.","f":["Or poplars"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The lotus plants conceal him in their shade;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the willows of the brook surround him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?[’’]","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Can anyone capture him as he looks on,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or pierce his nose with a snare?[’’]"}],"style":"indent1"}]}