• Job Says What Can I Say?

  • 1 Then the Lord said to Job,
  • 2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who rebukes God give an answer.”
  • 3 Then Job answered the Lord and said,
  • 4 “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I say in response to You? I put my hand on my mouth.
  • 5 “I have spoken once, and I will not reply; Or twice, and I will add nothing more.”
  • God Questions Job

  • 6 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind and said,
  • 7 “Now tighten the belt on your waist like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
  • 8 “Will you really nullify My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?
  • 9 “Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
  • 10 “Adorn yourself with pride and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
  • 11 “Let out your outbursts of anger, And look at everyone who is arrogant, and humble him.
  • 12 “Look at everyone who is arrogant, and humble him, And trample down the wicked where they stand.
  • 13 “Hide them together in the dust; Imprison them in the hidden place.
  • 14 “Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.
  • God’s Power Shown in Creatures

  • 15 “Behold, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.
  • 16 “Behold, his strength in his waist, And his power in the muscles of his belly.
  • 17 “He hangs his tail like a cedar; The tendons of his thighs are knit together.
  • 18 “His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron.
  • 19 “He is the first of the ways of God; Let his Maker bring His sword near.
  • 20 “Indeed the mountains bring him food, And all the animals of the field play there.
  • 21 “He lies down under the lotus plants, In the hiding place of the reeds and the marsh.
  • 22 “The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
  • 23 “If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.
  • 24 “Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, Can anyone pierce his nose with barbs?