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Job 40
Dios Habla Hoy
Job 40
Dios Habla Hoy
40 Tú, que querías entablarme juicio
a mí, al Todopoderoso,
¿insistes todavía en responder?
Job
3-4 ¿Qué puedo responder yo, que soy tan poca cosa?
Prefiero guardar silencio.
5 Ya he hablado una y otra vez,
y no tengo nada que añadir.
Dios vuelve a interpelar a Job
6 Volvió el Señor a hablarle a Job de en medio de la tempestad.
El Señor
7 Muéstrame ahora tu valentía,
y respóndeme a estas preguntas:
8 ¿Pretendes declararme injusto y culpable,
a fin de que tú aparezcas inocente?
9 ¿Acaso eres tan fuerte como yo?
¿Es tu voz de trueno, como la mía?
10 Revístete entonces de grandeza y majestad,
cúbrete de gloria y esplendor.
11 Mira a todos los orgullosos:
da rienda suelta a tu furor y humíllalos.
12 Sí, derríbalos con tu mirada,
aplasta a los malvados donde se encuentren.
13 Sepúltalos a todos en la tierra,
enciérralos en la prisión de los muertos.
14 Entonces yo mismo reconoceré
que fue tu poder el que te dio la victoria.
15 Fíjate en el monstruo Behemot,
criatura mía igual que tú:
come hierba, como los bueyes;
16 mira qué fuertes son sus lomos,
y qué poderosos sus músculos.
17 Su cola es dura como el cedro,
los tendones de sus patas forman nudos.
18 Sus huesos son como tubos de bronce, como barras de hierro.
19 Es mi obra maestra;
sólo yo, su creador, puedo derrotarlo.
20 De los montes, donde juegan las fieras,
le traen hierba para que coma.
21 Se echa debajo de los lotos,
se esconde entre las cañas del pantano.
22 Los lotos le dan sombra,
los álamos del arroyo lo rodean.
23 Si el río crece, no se asusta;
aunque el agua le llegue al hocico, está tranquilo.
24 ¿Quién es capaz de agarrarlo y sacarle los ojos,
o de pasarle un lazo por la nariz?
Job 40
Amplified Bible
Job 40
Amplified Bible
Job: What Can I Say?
40 Then the Lord said to Job,
2
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”
3 Then Job replied to the Lord and said,
4
“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You?
I lay my hand on my mouth.(A)
5
“I have spoken once, but I will not reply again—
Indeed, twice [I have answered], and I will add nothing further.”
God Questions Job
6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,
7
“Now [a]gird up your loins (prepare yourself) like a man,
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
8
“Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void?
Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?
9
“Have you an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?
10
“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty],
And array yourself with honor and majesty.
11
“Pour out the overflowings of your wrath,
And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
12
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him,
And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.
13
“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together;
Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].
14
“[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledge
That your own right hand can save you.
God’s Power Shown in Creatures
15
“Behold now, [b]Behemoth, which I created as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.
16
“See now, his strength is in his loins
And his power is in the muscles and sinews of his belly.
17
“He sways his tail like a cedar;
The tendons of his thighs are twisted and knit together [like a rope].
18
“His bones are tubes of bronze;
His [c]limbs are like bars of iron.
19
“He is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God;
[Only] He who made him can bring near His sword [to master him].
20
“Surely the mountains bring him food,
And all the wild animals play there.
21
“He lies down under the lotus plants,
In the hidden shelter of the reeds in the marsh.
22
“The lotus plants cover him with their shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.
23
“If a river rages and overflows, he does not tremble;
He is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth.
24
“Can anyone capture him when he is on watch,
Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?
Footnotes
- Job 40:7 See note 38:3.
- Job 40:15 Or the hippopotamus. Although Behemoth cannot be identified with certainty, the biblical description seems most like the hippopotamus. In ancient times it may have been even more formidable than today. In Job’s day the hippopotamus was the largest known creature, was commonly found in the lower Nile River, and may also have existed in the Jordan.
- Job 40:18 Lit bones.
Job 40
New International Version
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)
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