Job Humbles Himself before the LORD
And the LORD said to Job: Job 38:1Job 40:6
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? 1Co 2:16Isa 40:14Rom 11:34-36Job 33:13Isa 45:9-11Isa 50:8Mat 20:11Rom 9:19-23
Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Then Job answered the LORD:
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? Pro 30:32Job 29:9Job 21:5Job 42:6Ezr 9:6Gen 18:27Jdg 18:191Ti 1:15
I place my hand over my mouth.
I have spoken once, but I have no answer— Job 33:14Psa 62:11Job 9:15Job 9:32Ki 6:10Jer 31:18-19Job 34:31-32Rom 3:19
twice, but I have nothing to add.”
The LORD Challenges Job Again
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: Job 38:12Pe 3:10-12Heb 12:18-20Psa 50:3-4
“Now brace yourself 1like a man; Job 38:3Job 42:4Job 23:3-4Job 13:22
I will question you, and you shall inform Me. 2
Would you really annul My justice? Rom 3:4Isa 28:18Job 32:2Isa 14:27Job 10:3Job 34:5-6Psa 51:4Gal 3:15
Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
Do you have an arm like God’s? Job 37:4-5Psa 89:131Co 10:22Exo 15:6Isa 45:9Job 23:6Job 33:12-13Job 9:4
Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, Psa 93:1Psa 149:4Isa 59:171Ch 29:111Co 15:542Pe 1:16-17Exo 28:2Isa 4:2
and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Unleash the fury of your wrath; Dan 4:37Isa 2:11-12Isa 2:17Nam 1:61Pe 5:5-6Act 12:22-23Dan 5:20-23Deu 32:22
look on every proud man and bring him low.
Look on every proud man and humble him; Isa 63:3Mal 4:31Sa 2:7Act 1:25Ecc 11:3Isa 10:6Isa 13:11Job 36:20
trample the wicked where they stand.
Bury them together in the dust; Isa 2:10Est 7:8Job 14:13Job 36:13Psa 49:14Jhn 11:44
imprison them in the grave. 3
Then I will confess to you Eph 2:4-9Isa 40:29Psa 44:3Psa 44:6Rom 5:6
that your own right hand can save you.
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. Gen 1:24-26Job 40:20Psa 104:14Job 39:8
He feeds on grass like an ox.
See the strength of his loins
and the power in the muscles of his belly.
His tail sways like a cedar; Job 41:23
the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
His bones are tubes of bronze; Isa 48:4Job 7:12
his limbs are rods of iron.
He is the foremost of God’s works; 4 Job 41:33Isa 27:1Job 26:13Psa 104:24Psa 7:12
only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
The hills yield him their produce, Psa 104:14Psa 104:26Job 40:15Psa 147:8-9
while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
He lies under the lotus plants, 5 Isa 19:6-7Isa 35:7
hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; Ezk 17:5Isa 15:7Lev 23:40
the willows 6of the brook surround him.
Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; Gen 13:10Isa 28:16Isa 37:25Jos 3:15Psa 55:8
he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Can anyone capture him as he looks on, Job 41:1-2
or pierce his nose with a snare?