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<t><p class="indent1">Let him who disputes with God answer it.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then Job replied to the LORD and said, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Behold, I am of little importance <i>and</i> contemptible; what can I reply to You? <t><p class="indent1">I lay my hand on my mouth. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“I have spoken once, but I will not reply again-- <t><p class="indent1">Indeed, twice [I have answered], and I will add nothing further.” <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 answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Now <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>gird up your loins (prepare yourself) like a man, <t><p class="indent1">And I will ask you, and you instruct Me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Will you really annul My judgment <i>and</i> set it aside as void? <t><p class="indent1">Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous <i>and</i> justified? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Have you an arm like God, <t><p class="indent1">And can you thunder with a voice like His? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty], <t><p class="indent1">And array yourself with honor and majesty. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Pour out the overflowings of your wrath, <t><p class="indent1">And look at everyone who is proud and make him low. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him, <t><p class="indent1">And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together; <t><p class="indent1">Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death]. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you <i>and</i> acknowledge <t><p class="indent1">That your own right hand can save 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 now, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>Behemoth, which I created as well as you; <t><p class="indent1">He eats grass like an ox. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“See now, his strength is in his loins <t><p class="indent1">And his power is in the muscles <i>and</i> sinews of his belly. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“He sways his tail like a cedar; <t><p class="indent1">The tendons of his thighs are twisted <i>and</i> knit together [like a rope]. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“His bones are tubes of bronze; <t><p class="indent1">His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>limbs are like bars of iron. <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 [in magnitude and power] of the works of God; <t><p class="indent1">[Only] He who made him can bring near His sword [to master him]. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Surely the mountains bring him food, <t><p class="indent1">And all the wild animals play there. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“He lies down under the lotus plants, <t><p class="indent1">In the hidden shelter of the reeds in the marsh. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“The lotus plants cover him with their shade; <t><p class="indent1">The willows of the brook surround him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“If a river rages <i>and</i> overflows, he does not tremble; <t><p class="indent1">He is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, <t><p class="indent1">Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> See note 38:3.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>the hippopotamus</i>. Although Behemoth cannot be identified with certainty, the biblical description seems most like the hippopotamus. In ancient times it may have been even more formidable than today. In Job’s day the hippopotamus was the largest known creature, was commonly found in the lower Nile River, and may also have existed in the Jordan.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>bones</i>.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>