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Job 40
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| 40:1
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said, |
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Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth
God, let him answer it. |
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Then Job answered the LORD, and said, |
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Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my
mouth. |
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Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed
no further. |
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Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
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| 40:7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou
unto me. |
 (38:3) "Gird up thy loins now like a man."
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| 40:8
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou
mayest be righteous? |
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Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? |
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Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory
and beauty. |
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Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and
abase him. |
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Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the
wicked in their place. |
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Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. |
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Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save
thee. |
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Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
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(40:15-16) "Behold now the behemoth ... Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel
of his belly."
Bible believers have identified the behemoth as
a hippopotamus, dinosaur, wildebeest, or crocodile. But my favorite is the way
these verses are
translated
by Stephen Mitchell: "Look now: the Beast that I
made: he eats grass like a bull. Look: the power in his thighs, the pulsing
sinews of his belly. His penis stiffens like a pine; his testicles bulge with
vigor."
 The Behemoth and Leviathon
(William Blake,
1805-06)
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| 40:16
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his
belly.
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He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped
together.
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His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
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He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to
approach unto him.
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Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the
field play.
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He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook
compass him about.
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Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can
draw up Jordan into his mouth. |
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He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
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