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what<MH4100> can I say<MH7725> in<MH7725> response<MH7725> to You? <t><p class="indent1">I put<MH7760> my hand<MH3027> on my mouth<MH6310>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“I have spoken<MH1696> once<MH259>, and I will not reply<MH6030a>; <t><p class="indent1">Or twice<MH8147>, and I will add<MH3254> nothing<MH3808> <i>more.</i>” <p class="hdg">God Questions Job</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then the LORD<MH3068> answered<MH6030a> Job<MH347> from the whirlwind<MH5591b> and said<MH559>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Now<MH4994> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>tighten<MH247> the<MH247> belt<MH247> on your waist<MH2504> like a man<MH1397>; <t><p class="indent1">I will ask<MH7592> you, and you instruct<MH3045> Me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Will you really<MH637> nullify<MH6565a> My judgment<MH4941>? <t><p class="indent1">Will you condemn<MH7561> Me so<MH4616> that<MH4616> you may be justified<MH6663>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Or<MH518> do you have an arm<MH2220> like God<MH410>, <t><p class="indent1">And can you thunder<MH7481> with a voice<MH6963> like<MH3644> His? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Adorn<MH5710b> yourself<MH5710b> with pride<MH1347b> and dignity<MH1363>, <t><p class="indent1">And clothe<MH3847> yourself<MH3847> with honor<MH1935> and majesty<MH1926>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Let<MH6327a> out<MH6327a> your outbursts<MH5678> of anger<MH639>, <t><p class="indent1">And look<MH7200> at everyone<MH3605> who is arrogant<MH1343>, and humble<MH8213> him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Look<MH7200> at everyone<MH3605> who is arrogant<MH1343>, <i>and</i> humble<MH3665> him, <t><p class="indent1">And trample<MH1915> down<MH1915> the wicked<MH7563> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>where<MH8478> they stand<MH8478>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Hide<MH2934> them together<MH3162> in the dust<MH6083>; <t><p class="indent1">Imprison<MH2280> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>them in the hidden<MH2934> <i>place.</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Then I will also<MH1571> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>confess<MH3034> to you, <t><p class="indent1">That your own right<MH3225> hand<MH3225> can save<MH3467> you. <p class="hdg">God’s Power Shown in Creatures</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2009>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>Behemoth<MH930>, which<MH834> I made<MH6213a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>as<MH5973> well<MH5973> as<MH5973> you; <t><p class="indent1">He eats<MH398> grass<MH2682> like an ox<MH1241>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2009>, his strength<MH3581b> in his waist<MH4975>, <t><p class="indent1">And his power<MH202> in the muscles<MH8306> of his belly<MH990>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“He hangs<MH2654b> his tail<MH2180> like<MH3644> a cedar<MH730>; <t><p class="indent1">The tendons<MH1517> of his thighs<MH6344> are knit<MH8276> together<MH8276>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“His bones<MH6106> are tubes<MH650> of bronze<MH5154>; <t><p class="indent1">His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>limbs<MH1634> are like bars<MH4300> of iron<MH1270>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“He is the first<MH7225> of the ways<MH1870> of God<MH410>; <t><p class="indent1">Let his Maker<MH6213a> bring<MH5066> His sword<MH2719> near<MH5066>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Indeed<MH3588> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>mountains<MH2022> bring<MH5375> him food<MH944>, <t><p class="indent1">And all<MH3605> the animals<MH2421b> of the field<MH7704> play<MH7832> there<MH8033>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“He lies<MH7901> down<MH7901> under<MH8478> the lotus<MH6628> plants<MH6628>, <t><p class="indent1">In the hiding<MH5643a> place<MH5643a> of the reeds<MH7070> and the marsh<MH1207>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“The lotus<MH6628> plants<MH6628> cover<MH5526a> him with <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>shade<MH6738>; <t><p class="indent1">The willows<MH6155> of the brook<MH5158a> surround<MH5437> him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“If<MH2005> a river<MH5104> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>rages<MH6231>, he <MH2648>is not alarmed<MH2648>; <t><p class="indent1">He is<MH982> confident<MH982>, though<MH3588> the Jordan<MH3383> rushes<MH1518> to his mouth<MH6310>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“Can anyone capture<MH3947> him <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>when he is on watch<MH5869>, <t><p class="indent1">Can anyone pierce<MH5344a> <i>his</i> nose<MH639> with barbs<MH4170>?<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>answer it</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> I.e., as if for battle<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>under them</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>their faces</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>praise you</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> I.e., a powerful animal, possibly a hippopotamus<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>with you</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>bones</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> I.e., the mountain streams<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>his shade</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Or <i>oppresses</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>in his eyes</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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