1Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said , 2Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty ? He that argueth with God, let him answer it . 3Then Job answered Jehovah , and said , 4Behold , I am of small account; what shall I answer thee ? I lay my hand upon my mouth . 5Once have I spoken , and I will not answer ; Yea, twice , but I will proceed no further .
The Behemoth: A Creature of God's Creation
6Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind , and said , 7Gird up thy loins now like a man : I will demand of thee , and declare thou unto me . 8Wilt thou even annul my judgment ? Wilt thou condemn me , that thou mayest be justified ? 9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him ? 10Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity ; And array thyself with honor and majesty . 11Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger ; And look upon every one that is proud , and abase him . 12Look on every one that is proud , and bring him low ; And tread down the wicked where they stand . 13Hide them in the dust together ; Bind their faces in the hidden place . 14Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee. 15Behold now , behemoth, which I made as well as thee ; He eateth grass as an ox . 16Lo now , his strength is in his loins , And his force is in the muscles of his belly. 17He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together . 18His bones are as tubes of brass ; His limbs are like bars of iron . 19He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword . 20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play . 21He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed , and the fen. 22The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about . 23Behold , if a river overflow, he trembleth not ; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth . 24Shall any take him when he is on the watch , Or pierce through his nose with a snare ?