1 And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said :
2 Gird up thy loins like a man : I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
3 Wilt thou make void my judgment : and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
4 And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
5 Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
6 Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.
7 Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
8 Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
9 Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
10 Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
11 His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
12 He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
13 His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
14 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
15 To him the mountains bring forth grass : there all the beasts of the field shall play.
16 He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
17 The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
18 Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder : and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
19 In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
20 Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
21 Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
22 Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
23 Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?
24 Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?
25 Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?
26 Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?
27 Lay thy hand upon him : remember the battle, and speak no more.
28 Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.
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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