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The American Standard Version of 1901

Job 40

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Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

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Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

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Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

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Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

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Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

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Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

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Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

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Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

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Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

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Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.

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Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

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Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

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Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place .

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Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

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Behold now, 1 behemoth, which I made 2 as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox. 1) That is the hippopotamus 2) Heb with

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Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

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He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

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His bones are as tubes of brass; His 1 limbs are like bars of iron. 1) Or ribs

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He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword.

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Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.

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He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

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The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.

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Behold, if a river 1 overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth. 1) Or be violent

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Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?



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