Job 40

Revised Geneva Translation

40 Again the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

² “Now gird up your loins, like a man. I will demand of you, and you answer Me.

³ “Will you nullify My judgment? Will you condemn Me, so that you may be justified?

⁴ “Or do you have an Arm like God? Or do you thunder with a voice like Him?

⁵ “Deck yourself, now, with majesty and excellency, and array yourself with beauty and glory.

⁶ “Cast abroad the indignation of your wrath, and behold everyone who is proud, and humble him.

⁷ “Look upon everyone who is arrogant. Bring him low and destroy the wicked in their place.

⁸ “Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in a secret place.

⁹ “Then I will confess to you, also, so that your right hand can save you.

¹⁰ “Behold, now, Behemoth (whom I made along with you) which eats grass as an ox.

¹¹ “Behold, now, his strength in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.

¹² “He takes pleasure in his tail, which is like a cedar. The sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

¹³ “His bones are like tubes of copper, his small bones like bars of iron.

¹⁴ “He is the chief of the ways of God. He Who made him will make his sword approach Him.

¹⁵ “Surely the mountains bring him forth grass, where all the beasts of the field play.

¹⁶ “He lies under the trees, in the covert of reed and marsh.

¹⁷ “The trees cover him with their shadow. The willows of the river surround him.

¹⁸ “Behold, he drinks up the river and does not hurry. He trusts that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

¹⁹ “He takes it with his eyes and thrusts his nose through whatever meets him.

²⁰ “Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, and with a line which you shall cast down into his tongue?

²¹ “Can you cast a hook into his nose? Can you pierce his jaws with an angle?

²² “Will he make many prayers to you and speak softly to you?

²³ “Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?

²⁴ “Will you play with him, as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your maids?

²⁵ “Shall the companions banquet with him? Shall they divide him among the merchants?

²⁶ “Can you fill the basket with his skin? Or the fishing spear with his head?

²⁷ “Lay your hand upon him. Remember the battle. And do no more so!

²⁸ “Behold, his hope is in vain. Shall one not perish even at the sight of him?”