The LORD Challenges Job Again

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

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“ Now brace yourself[fn] like a man;

I will question you, and you shall inform Me.[fn]

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Would you really annul My justice?

Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

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Do you have an arm like God’s

Can you thunder with a voice like His?

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Then adorn yourself [with] majesty and splendor,

and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

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Unleash the fury of your wrath;

look on every proud man and bring him low.

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Look on every proud man and humble him;

trample the wicked where they stand.

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Bury them together in the dust;

imprison them in the grave.[fn]

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Then I will confess to you

that your own right hand can save you.

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Look at Behemoth, which I made [along] with you.

He feeds on grass like an ox.

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See the strength of his loins

and the power in the muscles of his belly.

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His tail sways like a cedar;

the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

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His bones are tubes of bronze;

his limbs are rods of iron.

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He is the foremost of God’s works;[fn]

only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

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The hills yield him their produce,

while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

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He lies under the lotus plants,[fn]

hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

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The lotus plants conceal him in their shade;

the willows[fn] of the brook surround him.

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Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid

he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.

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Can anyone capture him as he looks on,

or pierce his nose with a snare?[’’] 41