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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><link rel="canonical" href="https://bibleapps.com/dbt/job/40.htm"><title>Job 40 DBT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../bible.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/job/40.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="112" scrolling="no" src="../top.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="54" scrolling="no" src="../../nav1/job/40.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="54" scrolling="no" src="../../nav2/job/40-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../../menu.htm" width="100%" height="50" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/39.htm" title="Job 39">◄</a> Job 40 <a href="../job/41.htm" title="Job 41">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="100%" valign="top">Darby Bible Translation</tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Job Humbles Himself Before God</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And Jehovah answered Job and said,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And Job answered Jehovah and said,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Lo, the river overfloweth -- he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="../../par/job/40-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Darby Bible Translation<span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="http://bereanbible.com/">Berean Study Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://bibleapps.com">BibleApps.com</a><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 id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="../../botmenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>