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| 40:1 |
And Jehovah answered Job and said,
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| 40:2 |
Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it.
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| 40:3 |
And Job answered Jehovah and said,
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| 40:4 |
Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
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| 40:5 |
Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
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| 40:6 |
And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
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| 40:7 |
Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
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| 40:8 |
Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?
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| 40:9 |
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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| 40:10 |
Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.
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| 40:11 |
Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:
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| 40:12 |
Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:
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| 40:13 |
Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
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| 40:14 |
Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.
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| 40:15 |
See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.
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| 40:16 |
Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.
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| 40:17 |
He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.
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| 40:18 |
His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.
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| 40:19 |
He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.
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| 40:20 |
For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
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| 40:21 |
He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:
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| 40:22 |
Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
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| 40:23 |
Lo, the river overfloweth -- he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.
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| 40:24 |
Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?
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