Job 40
Expanded Bible
40 The Lord answered and said to Job:
2 “Will the person who ·argues [contends] with the Almighty correct him?
Let the person who ·accuses [reproves] God answer him.”
3 Then Job answered the Lord:
4 “I am ·not worthy [small]; I cannot answer you anything,
so I will put my hand over my mouth [C to indicate no more talking].
5 I spoke one time, but I will not answer again;
I even spoke two times, but I will ·say [add] nothing more.”
6 Then the Lord spoke to Job from the ·storm [whirlwind]:
7 “·Be strong [Brace yourself; L Gird your loins], like a man!
I will ask you questions,
and you must ·answer [inform] me [38:3].
8 Would you ·say that I am unfair [discredit my justice]?
Would you ·blame [condemn] me to make yourself look ·right [righteous]?
9 ·Are you [L Is your arm] as strong as God?
Can your voice thunder like his?
10 If so, then decorate yourself with ·glory [loftiness] and ·beauty [pride];
dress in ·honor [splendor] and ·greatness [majesty] as if they were clothing.
11 Let your great anger ·punish [L loose];
look at the proud and bring them down.
12 Look at the proud and make them ·humble [submit].
Crush the wicked wherever they ·are [stand].
13 ·Bury [L Hide] them all in the ·dirt [dust] together;
·cover [hide] their faces in the ·grave [L hidden place].
14 If you can do that, then I myself will ·praise [acknowledge] you,
because ·you are strong enough to save yourself [L your right hand has given you the victory].
15 “Look at Behemoth, [C a large land animal or monster],
which I made just as I made you.
It eats grass like an ox.
16 Look at the strength it has in its ·body [L loins];
the muscles of its stomach are powerful.
17 Its tail ·is [stiffens] like a cedar tree;
the ·muscles [sinews] of its thighs are woven together.
18 Its bones are like tubes of bronze;
its legs are like bars of iron.
19 It is one of the first of God’s works,
but its Maker can ·destroy it [L approach it with a sword].
20 The hills, where the wild animals play,
provide food for it.
21 It ·lies [lives] under the lotus plants,
hidden by the ·tall grass in the swamp [reeds of the marsh].
22 The lotus plants ·hide [cover] it in their shadow;
the poplar trees by the ·streams [wadis] surround it.
23 If the river ·floods [grows turbulent], it will not ·be afraid [or hurry away];
it is ·safe [confident; secure] even if the Jordan River rushes to its mouth.
24 Can anyone ·blind its eyes and capture it [or take it with a hook]?
Can anyone ·put hooks in its nose [pierce its nose with a snare]?
Job 40
English Standard Version
40 And the Lord (A)said to Job:
2 “Shall a faultfinder (B)contend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
Job Promises Silence
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
4 “Behold, I am (C)of small account; what shall I answer you?
(D)I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken (E)once, and I will not answer;
(F)twice, but I will proceed no further.”
The Lord Challenges Job
6 Then the Lord (G)answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 (H)“Dress for action[a] like a man;
(I)I will question you, and you make it known to me.
8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that (J)you may be in the right?
9 Have you (K)an arm like God,
and can you thunder with (L)a voice like his?
10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;
(M)clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look on everyone who is (N)proud and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
and (O)tread down the wicked (P)where they stand.
13 (Q)Hide them all in (R)the dust together;
bind their faces in the world below.[b]
14 Then will I also acknowledge to you
that your own (S)right hand can save you.
15 “Behold, Behemoth,[c]
which I made as I made you;
he eats (T)grass like an ox.
16 Behold, his strength in his loins,
and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze,
his limbs like bars of iron.
19 “He is (U)the first of (V)the works[d] of God;
let him who made him bring near his sword!
20 For the mountains yield food for him
where all the wild beasts play.
21 Under the lotus plants he lies,
in the shelter of (W)the reeds and in the marsh.
22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24 Can one take him by his eyes,[e]
or pierce his nose with a snare?
Job 40
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
40 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Job,
2 “Ang mapaghanap ba ng mali ay mangangatwiran,
at sa Makapangyarihan ay makikipaglaban?
Sinumang sa Diyos ay nakikipagtalo,
ay dapat sumagot sa tanong na ito.”
3 Tumugon naman si Job,
4 “Narito, ako'y hamak at walang kabuluhan,
wala akong maisasagot, bibig ay tatakpan.
5 Sa panig ko'y nasabi na ang lahat ng sasabihin,
ako'y di na kikibo, nasabi'y di na uulitin.”
Ang Kapahayagan ng Kapangyarihan ng Diyos
6 Buhat sa bagyo, sinagot ni Yahweh si Job,
7 “Tumayo ka ngayon at magpakalalaki,
tanong ko'y sagutin, ikaw ay magsabi.
8 Ako pa ba ang nais mong palabasing masama
upang iyong palitawin na ikaw ang siyang tama?
9 Ang iyong lakas ba ay katulad ng sa Diyos?
Tinig mo ba'y dumadagundong, katulad ng kulog?
10 Kung gayon, balutin mo ang sarili ng dangal at kadakilaan,
magbihis ka muna ng luwalhati't kaningningan.
11 Ibuhos mo nga ang tindi ng iyong poot,
at ang mga palalo'y iyong ilugmok.
12 Subukin mong pahiyain ang mga palalo,
at ang masasama'y tapakan sa kanilang puwesto.
13 Ibaon mo silang lahat sa ilalim ng lupa,
sa daigdig ng mga patay sila'y itanikala.
14 Kung iyan ay magawâ mo, maniniwala ako sa iyo
na kaya mong magtagumpay sa sariling kakayahan mo.
15 “Ang dambuhalang hayop ay tingnan mo,
gaya mo'y nilikha ko dito sa mundo.
Ito'y parang baka kung kumain ng damo.
16 Ang lakas niya'y naiipon sa kanyang katawan;
ang kapangyarihan, sa himaymay ng kanyang laman.
17 Ang tigas ng buntot niya ay sedar ang katulad,
ang kanyang mga hita'y siksik at matatag.
18 Parang tanso ang kanyang mga buto,
sintigas ng bakal ang kanyang mga braso.
19 “Siya ay pangunahin sa mga nilikha,
ngunit magagapi nang sa kanya'y lumikha.
20 Siya'y nanginginain doon sa mga bundok,
doon sa tirahan ng kapwa niya hayop.
21 Siya'y doon lumalagi sa ilalim ng tinikan,
nakatago sa gitna ng mga talahib sa putikan.
22 Sanga ng mga puno ang sa kanya'y tumatakip,
sa kanya'y nakapaligid sa tabi nitong batis.
23 Hindi siya natatakot lumakas man ang agos;
ang Jordan man ay lumalim, mahinahon pa rin kung kumilos.
24 Siya kaya ay mahuli sa pamamagitan ng bingwit,
makuha kaya siya sa ilong sa pamamagitan ng kawit?
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