Job 40
The Lord asks Job if he can contend with God and questions his ability to judge or condemn Him. Job acknowledges his limitations and inability to respond. The Lord then describes the behemoth, a powerful creature He created, highlighting its immense strength and size, and notes that it is a wonder of God's creation, yet still subject to God's power.
And the Lord continued, and he said to JobWill he who contends with God be so easily silenced? Certainly, he who argues with God must also respond to himThen Job answered the Lord, sayingWhat could I possibly answer, since I have been speaking thoughtlessly? I will place my hand over my mouthOne thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said; and another, to which I will add no moreBut the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, saidGird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer meWill you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justifiedAnd do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunderEnvelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garmentsScatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble themLook down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their placeHide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pitThen I will confess that your right hand is able to save youBehold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an oxHis strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomenHe draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn togetherHis bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of ironHe is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his swordThe mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play thereHe sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist placesThe shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle himBehold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouthHe will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes
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