Job 40:15-41:24
New American Standard Bible 1995
God’s Power Shown in Creatures
15 “Behold now, [a]Behemoth, which (A)I made [b]as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.
16 “Behold now, his strength in his loins
And his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 “He bends his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 “His bones are tubes of bronze;
His [c]limbs are like bars of iron.
19 “He is the (B)first of the ways of God;
Let his (C)maker bring near his sword.
20 “Surely the mountains (D)bring him food,
And all the beasts of the field (E)play there.
21 “Under the lotus plants he lies down,
In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.
22 “The lotus plants cover him with [d]shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.
23 “If a river [e]rages, he is not alarmed;
He is confident, though the (F)Jordan rushes to his mouth.
24 “Can anyone capture him [f]when he is on watch,
With [g]barbs can anyone pierce his nose?
God’s Power Shown in Creatures
41 “[h]Can you draw out [i](G)Leviathan with a fishhook?
Or press down his tongue with a cord?
2 “Can you (H)put a [j]rope in his nose
Or pierce his jaw with a [k]hook?
3 “Will he make many supplications to you,
Or will he speak to you soft words?
4 “Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him for a servant forever?
5 “Will you play with him as with a bird,
Or will you bind him for your maidens?
6 “Will the [l]traders bargain over him?
Will they divide him among the merchants?
7 “Can you fill his skin with harpoons,
Or his head with fishing spears?
8 “Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle; [m]you will not do it again!
9 “[n]Behold, [o]your expectation is false;
Will [p]you be laid low even at the sight of him?
10 “No one is so fierce that he dares to (I)arouse him;
Who then is he that can stand before Me?
11 “Who has [q](J)given to Me that I should repay him?
Whatever is (K)under the whole heaven is Mine.
12 “I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,
Or his mighty strength, or his [r]orderly frame.
13 “Who can [s]strip off his outer armor?
Who can come within his double [t]mail?
14 “Who can open the doors of his face?
Around his teeth there is terror.
15 “His [u]strong scales are his pride,
Shut up as with a tight seal.
16 “One is so near to another
That no air can come between them.
17 “They are joined one to another;
They clasp each other and cannot be separated.
18 “His sneezes flash forth light,
And his eyes are like the (L)eyelids of the morning.
19 “Out of his mouth go burning torches;
Sparks of fire leap forth.
20 “Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth
As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21 “His breath kindles coals,
And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
22 “In his neck lodges strength,
And dismay leaps before him.
23 “The folds of his flesh are joined together,
Firm on him and immovable.
24 “His heart is as hard as a stone,
Even as hard as a lower millstone.
Footnotes
- Job 40:15 Or the hippopotamus
- Job 40:15 Lit with
- Job 40:18 Lit bones
- Job 40:22 Lit his shade
- Job 40:23 Or oppresses
- Job 40:24 Lit in his eyes
- Job 40:24 Lit snares
- Job 41:1 Ch 40:25 in Heb
- Job 41:1 Or the crocodile
- Job 41:2 Lit rope of rushes
- Job 41:2 Or thorn or ring
- Job 41:6 Lit partners
- Job 41:8 Lit do not add
- Job 41:9 Ch 41:1 in Heb
- Job 41:9 Lit his
- Job 41:9 Lit he
- Job 41:11 Lit anticipated
- Job 41:12 Or graceful
- Job 41:13 Lit uncover the face of his garment
- Job 41:13 So Gr; Heb bridle
- Job 41:15 Lit rows of shields
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