1Moreover the LORD answered Job , and said , 2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him ? he that reproveth God , let him answer it. 3Then Job answered the LORD , and said , 4Behold, I am vile ; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth . 5Once have I spoken ; but I will not answer : yea, twice ; but I will proceed no further .
The Behemoth: A Creature of God's Creation
6Then answered the LORD unto 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 also disannul my judgment ? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous ? 9Hast thou an arm like God ? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency ; and array thyself with glory and beauty . 11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath : and behold every one that is proud , and abase him. 12Look on every one that is proud , and bring him low ; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13Hide them in the dust together ; and bind their faces in secret . 14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. 15Behold now behemoth , which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox . 16Lo now, his strength is in his loins , and his force is in the navel of his belly . 17He moveth his tail like a cedar : the sinews of his stones are wrapped together . 18His bones are as strong pieces of brass ; his bones are like bars of iron . 19He is the chief of the ways of God : he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him . 20Surely the mountains bring him forth food , where all the beasts of the field play . 21He lieth under the shady trees , in the covert of the reed , and fens . 22The shady trees cover him with their shadow ; the willows of the brook compass him about . 23Behold, he drinketh up a river , and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth . 24He taketh it with his eyes : his nose pierceth through snares .