New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
1Then the LORD said to Job, | 1Then the LORD said to Job, |
2“Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?” Job Responds to the LORD | 2“Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?” Job Responds to the LORD |
3Then Job replied to the LORD, | 3Then Job replied to the LORD, |
4“I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand. | 4“I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand. |
5I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.” The LORD Challenges Job Again | 5I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.” The LORD Challenges Job Again |
6Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: | 6Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: |
7“Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. | 7“Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. |
8“Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right? | 8“Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right? |
9Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his? | 9Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his? |
10All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty. | 10All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty. |
11Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud. | 11Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud. |
12Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand. | 12Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand. |
13Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead. | 13Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead. |
14Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you. | 14Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you. |
15“Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox. | 15“Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox. |
16See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly. | 16See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly. |
17Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together. | 17Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together. |
18Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron. | 18Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron. |
19It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it. | 19It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it. |
20The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play. | 20The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play. |
21It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh. | 21It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh. |
22The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream. | 22The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream. |
23It is not disturbed by the raging river, not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it. | 23It is not disturbed by the raging river, not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it. |
24No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away. | 24No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away. |
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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