Job 40
New King James Version
God’s Power and Wisdom
40 Moreover the Lord (A)answered Job, and said:
2 “Shall (B)the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
He who (C)rebukes God, let him answer it.”
Job’s Response to God
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
4 “Behold,(D) I am vile;
What shall I answer You?
(E)I lay my hand over my mouth.
5 Once I have spoken, but I will not answer;
Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
God’s Challenge to Job
6 (F)Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
8 “Would(I) you indeed [b]annul My judgment?
Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
9 Have you an arm like God?
Or can you thunder with (J)a voice like His?
10 (K)Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
And array yourself with glory and beauty.
11 Disperse the rage of your wrath;
Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
12 Look on everyone who is (L)proud, and bring him low;
Tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together,
Bind their faces in hidden darkness.
14 Then I will also confess to you
That your own right hand can save you.
15 “Look now at the [c]behemoth, which I made along with you;
He eats grass like an ox.
16 See now, his strength is in his hips,
And his power is in his stomach muscles.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 His bones are like beams of bronze,
His ribs like bars of iron.
19 He is the first of the (M)ways of God;
Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
20 Surely the mountains (N)yield food for him,
And all the beasts of the field play there.
21 He lies under the lotus trees,
In a covert of reeds and marsh.
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade;
The willows by the brook surround him.
23 Indeed the river may rage,
Yet he is not disturbed;
He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,
24 Though he takes it in his eyes,
Or one pierces his 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
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Reto de Dios a Job
40 Entonces continuó el Señor y dijo a Job:
2 «¿Podrá el que censura discutir con el Todopoderoso[a](A)?
El que reprende a Dios, responda(B) a esto».
3 ¶Entonces Job respondió al Señor:
4 «Yo soy insignificante; ¿qué puedo yo responderte?
Mi mano pongo sobre la boca(C).
5 -»Una vez he hablado, y no responderé(D);
Aun dos veces, y no añadiré más».
6 ¶Entonces el Señor respondió a Job desde la tormenta(E):
7 «Ciñe ahora tus lomos como un hombre;
Yo te preguntaré, y tú me instruirás(F).
8 -»¿Anularás realmente Mi juicio(G)?
¿Me condenarás(H) para justificarte tú(I)?
9 -»¿Acaso tienes tú un brazo como el de Dios,
Y truenas con una voz como la suya(J)?
10 ¶»Adórnate ahora de majestad y dignidad,
Y vístete de gloria y de esplendor(K).
11 -»Derrama los torrentes de tu ira(L),
Mira a todo soberbio y abátelo(M),
12 Mira a todo soberbio y humíllalo(N),
Y pisotea a los impíos donde están[b](O).
13 -»Escóndelos juntos en el polvo(P);
Átalos[c] en el lugar oculto.
14 -»Entonces Yo también te confesaré[d]
Que tu mano derecha te puede salvar.
15 ¶»Mira a Behemot, al cual hice(Q) como a ti[e],
Que come hierba como el buey.
16 -»Su fuerza está en sus lomos,
Y su vigor en los músculos de su vientre.
17 -»Mueve[f] su cola como un cedro;
Entretejidos están los tendones de sus muslos.
18 -»Sus huesos son tubos de bronce;
Sus miembros[g] como barras de hierro.
19 ¶»Es la primera de las obras[h] de Dios(R);
Que solo su hacedor(S) le acerque su espada.
20 -»Ciertamente alimento le traen los montes(T),
Y todas las bestias del campo retozan allí(U).
21 -»Bajo los lotos se echa,
En lo oculto de las cañas y del pantano.
22 -»Lo cubren los lotos con su sombra;
Los sauces del arroyo lo rodean.
23 -»Si el río ruge[i], él no se alarma;
Tranquilo está, aunque el Jordán(V) se lance hacia su boca.
24 -»¿Lo capturará alguien cuando está vigilando[j]?
¿Perforará alguien su nariz con garfios[k]?
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