Verse 24
Job 40:24
World English Bible
24
Shall any take him when he is on the watch,
or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Original Language Text
hebrew
בְּ/עֵינָ֥י/ו יִקָּחֶ֑/נּוּ בְּ֝/מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗ים יִנְקָב אָֽף
English Translation
In my eyes, he will take us in snares, the nose will pierce.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 40 Context
1
Moreover Yahweh answered Job,
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“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God (Elohim), let him answer it.”...
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Then Job answered Yahweh,
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“Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you?
I lay my hand on my mouth.
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I have spoken once, and I will not answer;
Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
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Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
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“Now brace yourself like a man.
I will question you, and you will answer me.
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Will you even annul my judgment?
Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
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Or do you have an arm like God (Elohim)?
Can you thunder with a voice like him?
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10
“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity.
Array yourself with honor and majesty.
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11
Pour out the fury of your anger.
Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
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12
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him.
Crush the wicked in their place.
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Hide them in the dust together.
Bind their faces in the hidden place.
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Then I will also admit to you
that your own right hand can save you.
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15
“See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you.
He eats grass as an ox.
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Look now, his strength is in his thighs.
His force is in the muscles of his belly.
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He moves his tail like a cedar.
The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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His bones are like tubes of brass.
His limbs are like bars of iron.
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He is the chief of the ways of God (Elohim).
He who made him gives him his sword.
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Surely the mountains produce food for him,
where all the animals of the field play.
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He lies under the lotus trees,
in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
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The lotuses cover him with their shade.
The willows of the brook surround him.
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Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble.
He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to...
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Shall any take him when he is on the watch,
or pierce through his nose with a snare?