1 Yahweh said to Job:
2 Must a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who would correct God answer.
3 Job said:
4 How can I reply, unworthy as I am! All I can do is put my hand over my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, now I will not answer; oh, yes, twice, but I will do no further. Yahweh's discourse continues
6 Then Yahweh addressed Job out of the storm:
7 Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you must answer.
8 Would you deny my right and condemn me that you may be justified?
9 Have you an arm like that of God, and can you thunder with a voice like this?
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, array yourself with grandeur and majesty.
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath;
12 look for every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the dust, lock them in the dungeon.
14 If you can do this, I myself will praise you, admittting that your right hand can save you.
15 Just think about Behemoth, who feeds on grass like the ox.
16 What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!
17 Like a cedar his tail sways, the sinews of his thighs are like cables.
18 His bones like tubes of bronze, his limbs like iron rods.
19 He is first among the works of God, created to dominate his companions.
20 The mountains give him their produce, as do all the wild beasts who play there.
21 Under the lotus trees he lies, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; the poplar trees on the bank surround him.
23 He is not alarmed though the river rages and torrents surge against his mouth.
24 Who can capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?
25 Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, or curb his tongue with a bit?
26 Can you put a ring through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
27 Will he keep begging you for mercy, or speak to you with tender words?
28 Will you make him your slave forever?
29 Will you make a pet of him like a bird, or put him on a leash for your maids?
30 Will traders bargain for him? Will merchants sell him retail?
31 Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fish spears?
32 Just try and lay a hand on him - you will not forget the struggle, and you will never do it again!
Versículos relacionados com Job, 40:
In Job chapter, God continues to speak to Job, questioning his wisdom and power compared to God Himself. He asks a series of rhetorical questions to show Job his own insignificance towards the Creator. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Psalms 50:10-11: "For every forest animal is mine, and the animals to the thousands over the mountains. I know all the birds of the hills; and all that moves in the field is mine." This verse shows God's power over all breeding, including animals, mountains and fields, highlighting divine superiority over breeding.
Isaiah 55:8-9: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways are my ways, says the Lord. For, just as heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. " This verse highlights the difference between wisdom and the power of God and the human limitation to understand them.
Job 38:4-5: "Where were you when I founded the earth? I know if you have intelligence. Who put the measurements to him, if you know it? Or who extended the string upon it?"
Psalm 139:1-2: "Lord, you probed me and know me. You know when I seat and when I get up; I penetrate my thoughts away." This verse emphasizes God's knowledge of human life and thoughts.
Isaiah 45:9: "Woe to the one who contains with his creator! The shard among other clay shards! Perhaps, will say the clay to what shapes it: what do you do? Or: Your work has no handle." This verse highlights the lack of wisdom in fighting God's will and opposing his work.
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