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Job 40 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:1 - Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2 -
Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty?
He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:3 - Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:4 -
Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee?
I lay my hand upon my mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:5 -
Once have I spoken, and I will not answer;
Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

God Questions Job

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:6 - 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.

God's Power Shown in Creatures

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Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee;
He eateth grass as an ox.
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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 limbs are like bars of iron.
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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 overflow, he trembleth not;
He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:24 -
Shall any take him when he is on the watch,
Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Pericope taken from the NASB95 and has been graciously provided by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.

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by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.
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