Job 40

1Then Yahweh answered Job:

2“Will one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the one who accuses God give an answer.”

3Then Job answered Yahweh:

4“Look, I am insignificant; how can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.

5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will say no more.”

6Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind:

7“Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you will inform me.

8Will you really annul my justice? Will you condemn me so that you may be in the right?

9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like his?

10Adorn yourself, then, with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with splendor and glory.

11Unleash the fury of your anger; look at everyone who is proud and bring him low.

12Look at everyone who is proud and humble him; crush the wicked where they stand.

13Bury them all together in the dust; bind their faces in the hidden place.

14Then I myself will acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.

15Look now at Behemoth, which I made along with you; it eats grass like an ox.

16Look at the strength in its loins, the power in the muscles of its belly.

17It makes its tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are knit together.

18Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like bars of iron.

19It ranks first among the works of God; the one who made it can bring his sword near it.

20The mountains bring it their produce, where all the wild animals play.

21It lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.

22The lotus plants cover it with their shade; the willows of the stream surround it.

23Even if the river rages, it is not alarmed; it stays confident though the Jordan surges against its mouth.

24Can anyone capture it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a snare?