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Job 40
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Job 40
Nueva Versión Internacional
40 El Señor dijo también a Job:
2 «¿Corregirá al Todopoderoso quien contra él contiende?
¡Que responda a Dios quien se atreve a acusarlo!».
3 Entonces Job respondió al Señor:
4 «¿Qué puedo responderte, si soy tan indigno?
¡Me tapo la boca con la mano!
5 Hablé una vez y no voy a responder;
hablé otra vez y no voy a insistir».
6 El Señor respondió a Job desde la tempestad. Le dijo:
7 «Prepárate a hacerme frente.
Yo te cuestionaré y tú me responderás.
8 »¿Vas acaso a invalidar mi justicia?
¿Me condenarás para justificarte?
9 ¿Tienes acaso un brazo como el mío?
¿Puede tu voz tronar como la mía?
10 Si es así, cúbrete de gloria y esplendor;
revístete de honra y majestad.
11 Da rienda suelta a la furia de tu ira;
mira a los orgullosos y humíllalos;
12 mira a los soberbios y somételos;
aplasta a los malvados donde se hallen.
13 Entiérralos a todos en el polvo;
amortaja sus rostros en la fosa.
14 Yo, por mi parte, reconoceré
que en tu mano derecha está la salvación.
15 »Mira a Behemot,[a] criatura mía igual que tú,
que se alimenta de hierba, como los bueyes.
16 ¡Cuánta fuerza hay en sus lomos!
¡Su poder está en los músculos de su vientre!
17 Su rabo se mece como un cedro;
los tendones de sus muslos se entrelazan.
18 Sus huesos son como barras de bronce;
sus piernas parecen barrotes de hierro.
19 Entre mis obras ocupa el primer lugar;
solo yo, su Hacedor, puedo acercármele con la espada.
20 Los montes le brindan sus frutos;
allí juguetean todos los animales salvajes.
21 Debajo de las plantas de lotos se tiende a descansar;
se oculta entre los juncos del pantano.
22 Los lotos le brindan su sombra;
los álamos junto al río lo envuelven.
23 No se alarma si brama el río;
vive tranquilo, aunque el Jordán le llegue al hocico.
24 ¿Quién ante sus ojos se atreve a capturarlo?
¿Quién puede atraparlo y perforarle la nariz?
Footnotes
- 40:15 Behemot. Posiblemente se trata del hipopótamo o del elefante.
Job 40
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job 40
Holman Christian Standard Bible
40 The Lord answered Job:
2 Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
Let him who argues with God give an answer.[a]
3 Then Job answered the Lord:
4 I am so insignificant. How can I answer You?(A)
I place my hand over my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, and I will not reply;
twice, but now I can add nothing.(B)
6 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:(C)
7 Get ready to answer Me like a man;
When I question(D) you, you will inform Me.
8 Would you really challenge My justice?
Would you declare Me guilty(E) to justify yourself?(F)
9 Do you have an arm like God’s?
Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 Adorn yourself with majesty(G) and splendor,
and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 Unleash your raging anger;(H)
look on every proud person and humiliate him.(I)
12 Look on every proud person and humble him;(J)
trample the wicked where they stand.[b]
13 Hide them together in the dust;
imprison them in the grave.[c]
14 Then I will confess to you
that your own right hand(K) can deliver you.(L)
15 Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you.
He eats grass like an ox.
16 Look at the strength of his loins
and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree;
the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.
18 His bones are bronze tubes;
his limbs are like iron rods.
19 He is the foremost of God’s works;(M)
only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 The hills yield food for him,
while all sorts of wild animals play there.
21 He lies under the lotus plants,
hiding in the protection[d] of marshy reeds.
22 Lotus plants cover him with their shade;
the willows by the brook surround him.
23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;
he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture him while he looks on,[e]
or pierce his nose with snares?
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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