Job 40:6-41:25
1599 Geneva Bible
6 Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him.
7 Look on everyone that is arrogant, and bring him low: and destroy the wicked in their place.
8 Hide them in the dust together, and bind [a]their faces in a secret place.
9 Then will I confess unto thee also, that thy right hand can [b]save thee.
10 ¶ Behold now [c]Behemoth (whom I made [d]with thee) which eateth [e]grass as an ox.
11 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
12 When he taketh pleasure, his tail is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
13 His bones are like staves of brass, and his small bones like staves of iron.
14 [f]He is the chief of the ways of God: [g]he that made him, will make his sword to approach unto him.
15 Surely the mountains bring him forth grass, where all the beasts of the field play.
16 Lieth he under the trees in the covert of the reed and fens?
17 Can the trees cover him with their shadow? or can the willows of the river compass him about?
18 Behold, he spoileth the river, [h]and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
19 He taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoever meeteth him.
20 ¶ Canst thou draw out [i]Leviathan with an hook, and with a line which thou shalt cast down unto his tongue?
21 Canst thou cast an hook into his nose? canst thou [j]pierce his jaws with an angle?
22 Will he make many prayers unto thee? and speak thee fair?
23 Will he make a covenant with thee? and wilt thou take [k]him as a servant forever?
24 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maids?
25 Shall the companions banquet with him? shall they divide him among the merchants?
26 Canst thou fill the basket with his skin? or the fishpanier with his head?
27 Lay thine hand upon him: remember [l]the battle, and do no more so.
28 Behold, [m]his hope is in vain: for shall not one perish even at the sight of him?
41 1 By the greatness of this monster Leviathan, God showeth his greatness and his power, which nothing can resist.
1 None is so fierce that dare stir him up. Who is he then that can [n]stand before me?
2 Who hath prevented me that I should [o]make an end? All under heaven is mine.
3 I will not keep silence concerning [p]his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
4 Who can discover the face [q]of his garment? or who shall come to him with a double [r]bridle?
5 Who shall [s]open the doors of his face? his teeth are fearful round about.
6 The majesty of his scales is like strong shields, and are sure sealed.
7 One is set to another, that no wind can come between them.
8 One is joined to another: they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
9 His sneezings [t]make the light to shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
10 Out of his mouth go lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
11 Out of his nostrils cometh out smoke, as out of a boiling pot or caldron.
12 His breath maketh the coals burn: for a flame goeth out of his mouth.
13 In his neck remaineth strength, and [u]labor is rejected before his face.
14 The members of his body are joined: they are strong in themselves, and cannot be moved.
15 His heart is as strong as a stone, and as hard as the nether millstone.
16 The mighty are afraid of his majesty, and for fear they faint in themselves.
17 When the sword doth touch him, he will not rise up, nor for the spear, dart nor habergeon.
18 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
19 The archer cannot make him flee: the stones of the sling are turneth into stubble unto him.
20 The darts are counted as straw: and he laugheth at the shaking of the spear.
21 Sharp stones [v]are under him, and he spreadeth sharp things upon the mire.
22 He maketh the depth to [w]boil like a pot, and maketh the Sea like a pot of ointment.
23 He maketh a path to [x]shine after him, one would think the depth as an hoar head.
24 In the earth there is none like him: he is made without fear.
25 He beholdeth [y]all high things: he is a King over all the children of pride.
Footnotes
- Job 40:8 Cause them to die if thou canst.
- Job 40:9 Proving hereby that whosoever attributeth to himself power and ability to save himself, maketh himself God.
- Job 40:10 This beast is thought to be the elephant, or some other, which is unknown.
- Job 40:10 Whom I made as well as thee.
- Job 40:10 This commendeth the providence of God toward man: for if he were given to devour as a lion, nothing were able to resist him, or content him.
- Job 40:14 He is one of the chiefest works of God among the beasts.
- Job 40:14 Though man dare not come near him, yet God can kill him.
- Job 40:18 He drinketh at leisure, and feareth nobody.
- Job 40:20 Meaning, the whale.
- Job 40:21 Because he feareth lest thou shouldest take him.
- Job 40:23 To do thy business, and be at thy commandment?
- Job 40:27 If thou once consider the danger, thou wilt not meddle with him.
- Job 40:28 To wit, that trusteth to take him.
- Job 41:1 If none dare stand against a whale, which is but a creature, who is able to compare with God the Creator?
- Job 41:2 Who hath taught me to accomplish my work?
- Job 41:3 The parts and members of the whale?
- Job 41:4 That is, who dare pull off his skin?
- Job 41:4 Who dare put a bridle in his mouth?
- Job 41:5 Who dare look in his mouth?
- Job 41:9 That is, casteth out flames of fire.
- Job 41:13 Nothing is painful or hard unto him.
- Job 41:21 His skin is so hard that he lieth with a great ease on the stones as in the mire.
- Job 41:22 Either he maketh the sea to seem as it boiled by his wallowing, or else he spouteth water in such abundance as it would seem that the sea boiled.
- Job 41:23 That is, a white froth and shining stream before him.
- Job 41:25 He despiseth all other beasts and monsters, and is the proudest of all others.
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