Job 40
Job's silence before the LORD (continued)
הֲרֹב עִם-שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ-פִֽי׃
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף׃
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
The LORD speaks again from the whirlwind
וַיַּֽעַן-יְהוָה אֶת-אִיּוֹב מִנ׀ סְעָרָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
אֱזָר-נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
וְאִם-זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל׀ לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
עֲדֵה נָא גָֽאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל-גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
רְאֵה כָל-גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
וְגַם-אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּֽי-תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
Behemoth
הִנֵּה-נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר-עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵֽל׃
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
הִנֵּה-נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאוֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֽוֹ׃
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ-אָרֶז גִּידֵי (פחדו) פַחֲדָיו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶֽל׃
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי-אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
כִּֽי-בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ-לוֹ וְֽכָל-חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ-שָֽׁם׃
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
תַּֽחַת-צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּֽה׃
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִֽלֲלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי-נָֽחַל׃
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח׀ כִּֽי-יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל-פִּֽיהוּ׃
Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֽוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקָב-אָֽף׃
He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.