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Job 40:6-41:34 — The Lord Speaks: The Second Speech

Job.40.6-41.34

⁶Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: ⁷"Brace your loins now like a man; I will question you, and you will inform me. ⁸Will you indeed annul my justice? Will you condemn me so that you may be justified? ⁹Do you have an arm like God? And can you thunder with a voice like his? ¹⁰Adorn yourself now with majesty and exaltation, and clothe yourself with glory and splendor. ¹¹Unleash the outbursts of your anger; look at everyone who is proud and bring him low. ¹²Look at everyone who is proud and humble him, and tread down the wicked where they stand. ¹³Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place. ¹⁴Then I will also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you. ¹⁵"Look now at Behemoth, which I made along with you; he eats grass like an ox. ¹⁶Look now, his strength is in his loins, and his power is in the muscles of his belly. ¹⁷He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. ¹⁸His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are like bars of iron. ¹⁹He is the first of the ways of God; let his Maker bring near his sword! ²⁰For the mountains yield food for him, and all the beasts of the field play there. ²¹He lies under the lotus plants, in the shelter of the reeds and the marsh. ²²The lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. ²³Behold, if the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is confident, though the Jordan surges against his mouth. ²⁴Can anyone capture him while he is looking, or pierce his nose with snares?

Chapter 41

¹Behold, any hope of subduing him is false; will one not be cast down even at the sight of him? ²No one is so fierce that he dares to rouse him. Who then is he who can stand before me? ³Who has given to me first, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine. ⁴"I will not keep silent concerning his limbs, or his mighty strength, or the grace of his proportions . ⁵Who can strip off his outer garment? Who can approach him with his double bridle? ⁶Who can open the doors of his face? Terror is all around his teeth! ⁷His pride is in his rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal. ⁸One is so near to another that no air can come between them. ⁹They are joined to one another; they clasp each other and cannot be separated. ¹⁰His sneezes flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn. ¹¹Out of his mouth go flaming torches; sparks of fire leap out. ¹²Out of his nostrils comes smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning reeds. ¹³His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth. ¹⁴Strength dwells in his neck, and dismay dances before him. ¹⁵The folds of his flesh are joined together; they are cast firmly upon him and cannot be moved. ¹⁶His heart is cast as hard as a stone, cast as hard as a lower millstone. ¹⁷When he raises himself up, the mighty are terrified; because of the crashings they retreat. ¹⁸If a sword reaches him, it cannot prevail, nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin. ¹⁹He regards iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood. ²⁰The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned into chaff for him. ²¹Clubs are regarded as chaff; he laughs at the rattling of the lance. ²²His undersides are like sharp potsherds; he spreads out like a threshing sledge upon the mud. ²³He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. ²⁴Behind him he makes a shining path; one would think the deep had white hair. ²⁵On earth there is nothing like him, a creature made without fear. ²⁶He looks at every powerful creature; he is king over all the sons of pride." ²⁷He regards iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood. ²⁸The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him. ²⁹Clubs are regarded as chaff, and he laughs at the rattling of the javelin. ³⁰His undersides are like sharp potsherds; he leaves a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge. ³¹He makes the deep boil like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment. ³²He leaves a shining wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair. ³³Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature made without fear. ³⁴He looks upon every haughty creature; he is king over all the proud beasts.

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4/11/2026

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