Job 40

¹Moreover the LORD answered Job,

²“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”† (1 connection)

³Then Job answered the LORD,† (4 connections)

⁴“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.† (4 connections)

⁵I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”† (1 connection)

⁶Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:† (1 connection)

⁷“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.

⁸Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?† (2 connections)

⁹Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?† (1 connection)

¹⁰“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.

¹¹Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.

¹²Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.

¹³Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.

¹⁴Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.† (2 connections)

¹⁵“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.

¹⁶Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.†⇄ (14 connections)

¹⁷He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

¹⁸His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.

¹⁹He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.†⇄ (5 connections)

²⁰Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.† (4 connections)

²¹He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.† (2 connections)

²²The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.† (1 connection)

²³Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.† (2 connections)

²⁴Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?† (1 connection)