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Job 40 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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God’s Power and Wisdom

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:1 - Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2 - “Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”
Job’s Response to God

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:3 - Then Job answered the LORD and said:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:4 - “Behold, I am vile;
What shall I answer You?
I lay my hand over my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:5 - Once I have spoken, but I will not answer;
Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
God’s Challenge to Job

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:6 - Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:7 - “Now prepare yourself like a man;
I will question you, and you shall answer Me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:8 - “Would you indeed annul My judgment?
Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:9 - Have you an arm like God?
Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:10 - Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
And array yourself with glory and beauty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:11 - Disperse the rage of your wrath;
Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:12 - Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low;
Tread down the wicked in their place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:13 - Hide them in the dust together,
Bind their faces in hidden darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:14 - Then I will also confess to you
That your own right hand can save you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:15 - “Look now at the behemoth,[fn] which I made along with you;
He eats grass like an ox.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:16 - See now, his strength is in his hips,
And his power is in his stomach muscles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:17 - He moves his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:18 - His bones are like beams of bronze,
His ribs like bars of iron.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:19 - He is the first of the ways of God;
Only He who made him can bring near His sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:20 - Surely the mountains yield food for him,
And all the beasts of the field play there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:21 - He lies under the lotus trees,
In a covert of reeds and marsh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:22 - The lotus trees cover him with their shade;
The willows by the brook surround him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:23 - Indeed the river may rage,
Yet he is not disturbed;
He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:24 - Though he takes it in his eyes,
Or one pierces his nose with a snare.
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NKJV Footnotes
A large animal, exact identity unknown
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New King James Version, © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The text of the New King James Version (NKJV) appearing on or deriving from this or any other web page is for personal use only. Any other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. For more information about the New King James Version, the Quotation Policy, and for inquiries about permission to use the New King James Version, go to Thomas Nelson, Inc..

For more information on this translation, see the NKJV Preface.

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Job Chapter 40 — Additional Translations:

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