Job 40:15-24

New International Reader's Version

¹⁵ “Look at Behemoth. It is a huge animal.
    I made both of you.
    It eats grass like an ox.
¹⁶ Look at the strength it has in its hips!
    What power it has in the muscles of its stomach!
¹⁷ Its tail sways back and forth like a cedar tree.
    The tendons of its thighs are close together.
¹⁸ Its bones are like tubes made out of bronze.
    Its legs are like rods made out of iron.
¹⁹ It ranks first among my works.
    I made it. I can approach it with my sword.
²⁰ The hills produce food for it.
    All the other wild animals play near it.
²¹ It lies under lotus plants.
    It hides in tall grass in the swamps.
²² The lotus plants hide it in their shade.
    Poplar trees near streams surround it.
²³ It is not afraid when the river roars.
    It is secure even when the Jordan River rushes against its mouth.
²⁴ Can anyone capture it by its eyes?
    Can anyone trap it and poke a hole through its nose?