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Job 40
New International Version

40 The Lord said to Job:(A)

2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty(B) correct him?(C)
Let him who accuses God answer him!”(D)

3 Then Job answered the Lord:

4 “I am unworthy(E)—how can I reply to you?
I put my hand over my mouth.(F)
5 I spoke once, but I have no answer(G)—
twice, but I will say no more.”(H)

6 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:(I)

7 “Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.(J)

8 “Would you discredit my justice?(K)
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(L)
9 Do you have an arm like God’s,(M)
and can your voice(N) thunder like his?(O)
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.(P)
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath,(Q)
look at all who are proud and bring them low,(R)
12 look at all who are proud(S) and humble them,(T)
crush(U) the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the dust together;(V)
shroud their faces in the grave.(W)
14 Then I myself will admit to you
that your own right hand can save you.(X)

15 “Look at Behemoth,
which I made(Y) along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.(Z)
16 What strength(AA) it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!(AB)
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.(AC)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs(AD) like rods of iron.(AE)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,(AF)
yet its Maker(AG) can approach it with his sword.(AH)
20 The hills bring it their produce,(AI)
and all the wild animals play(AJ) nearby.(AK)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds(AL) in the marsh.(AM)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream(AN) surround it.
23 A raging river(AO) does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan(AP) should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?(AQ)

#### Cross references

1. Job 40:1 : S Job 5:8; S 10:2
2. Job 40:2 : S Job 13:3
3. Job 40:2 : S Job 9:15; S 11:8; S 33:13; Ro 9:20
4. Job 40:2 : S Job 9:3
5. Job 40:4 : Job 42:6
6. Job 40:4 : S Jdg 18:19; S Job 29:9
7. Job 40:5 : S Job 9:3
8. Job 40:5 : S Job 9:15
9. Job 40:6 : S Ex 14:21; S Job 38:1
10. Job 40:7 : S Job 38:3
11. Job 40:8 : S Job 15:25; S 27:2; Ro 3:3
12. Job 40:8 : S Job 2:3; S 34:17
13. Job 40:9 : S 2Ch 32:8; S Ps 98:1
14. Job 40:9 : Isa 6:8; Eze 10:5
15. Job 40:9 : S Ex 20:19; S Job 36:33
16. Job 40:10 : Ps 29:1-2; 45:3; 93:1; 96:6; 104:1; 145:5
17. Job 40:11 : S Job 20:28; Ps 7:11; Isa 5:25; 9:12, 19; 10:5; 13:3, 5; 30:27; 42:25; 51:20; Jer 7:20; Na 1:6; Zep 1:18
18. Job 40:11 : Ps 18:27; Isa 2:11, 12, 17; 23:9; 24:10; 25:12; 26:5; 32:19
19. Job 40:12 : Ps 10:4; Isa 25:11; Jer 48:29; 49:16; Zep 2:10
20. Job 40:12 : S 1Sa 2:7; S Ps 52:5; 1Pe 5:5
21. Job 40:12 : Ps 60:12; Isa 22:5; 28:3; 63:2-3, 6; Da 5:20; Mic 5:8; 7:10; Zec 10:5; Mal 4:3
22. Job 40:13 : Nu 16:31-34
23. Job 40:13 : S Job 4:9
24. Job 40:14 : Ex 15:6, 12; Ps 18:35; 20:6; 48:10; 60:5; 108:6; Isa 41:10; 63:5
25. Job 40:15 : S Job 9:9
26. Job 40:15 : Isa 11:7; 65:25
27. Job 40:16 : S Job 39:11
28. Job 40:16 : Job 41:9
29. Job 40:17 : Job 41:15
30. Job 40:18 : Job 41:12
31. Job 40:18 : Isa 11:4; 49:2
32. Job 40:19 : Job 41:33; Ps 40:5; 139:14; Isa 27:1
33. Job 40:19 : S Job 4:17; S 9:9
34. Job 40:19 : S Ge 3:24
35. Job 40:20 : Ps 104:14
36. Job 40:20 : Ps 104:26
37. Job 40:20 : S Job 5:23
38. Job 40:21 : S Ge 41:2; Ps 68:30; Isa 35:7
39. Job 40:21 : Job 8:11
40. Job 40:22 : Ps 1:3; Isa 44:4
41. Job 40:23 : Isa 8:7; 11:15
42. Job 40:23 : S Jos 3:1
43. Job 40:24 : 2Ki 19:28; Job 41:2, 7, 26; Isa 37:29

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