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How can I reply to You? <p class="indent2"> I place my hand over my mouth. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I have spoken once, but I have no answer—<p class="indent2"> twice, but I have nothing to add.” <A name="7"></a><p class="hdg">The LORD Challenges Job Again<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Now brace yourself<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> like a man; <p class="indent2"> I will question you, and you shall inform Me.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Would you really annul My justice? <p class="indent2"> Would you condemn Me to justify yourself? <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Do you have an arm like God’s? <p class="indent2"> Can you thunder with a voice like His? <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, <p class="indent2"> and clothe yourself with honor and glory. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Unleash the fury of your wrath; <p class="indent2"> look on every proud man and bring him low. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Look on every proud man and humble him; <p class="indent2"> trample the wicked where they stand. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Bury them together in the dust; <p class="indent2"> imprison them in the grave.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then I will confess to you <p class="indent2"> that your own right hand can save you. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. <p class="indent2"> He feeds on grass like an ox. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>See the strength of his loins <p class="indent2"> and the power in the muscles of his belly. <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>His tail sways like a cedar; <p class="indent2"> the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>His bones are tubes of bronze; <p class="indent2"> his limbs are rods of iron. <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He is the foremost of God’s works;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <p class="indent2"> only his Maker can draw the sword against him. <A name="21"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The hills yield him their produce, <p class="indent2"> while all the beasts of the field play nearby. <A name="22"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He lies under the lotus plants,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <p class="indent2"> hidden among the reeds of the marsh. <A name="23"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; <p class="indent2"> the willows<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> of the brook surround him. <A name="24"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; <p class="indent2"> he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth. <p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/40-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Can anyone capture him as he looks on, <p class="indent2"> or pierce his nose with a snare?</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Hebrew <i>gird up your loins</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Cited in <a href="../job/42.htm#4">Job 42:4</a><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>in the hidden place</i><br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Hebrew <i>ways</i><br><span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Or <i>bramble bushes</i>; also in verse 22<br><span class="fnverse">22</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Or <i>poplars</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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