Verse 8
Job 40:8
New Living Translation
8
“Will you discredit my justice<br>and condemn me just to prove you are right?<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ֭/אַף תָּפֵ֣ר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑/י תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗/נִי לְמַ֣עַן תִּצְדָּֽק
English Translation
Even if you break my judgment, I will be guilty for the sake of your righteousness.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 40 Context
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Then the LORD said to Job,
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“Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?<br>You are God (Elohim)’s critic, but do you have the...
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Then Job replied to the LORD,
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“I am nothing — how could I ever find the answers?<br>I will cover my mouth with my hand.<br>
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I have said too much already.<br>I have nothing more to say.”<br>
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Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
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“Brace yourself like a man,<br>because I have some questions for you,<br>and you must answer them.<b...
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“Will you discredit my justice<br>and condemn me just to prove you are right?<br>
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Are you as strong as God (Elohim)?<br>Can you thunder with a voice like his?<br>
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All right, put on your glory and splendor,<br>your honor and majesty.<br>
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Give vent to your anger.<br>Let it overflow against the proud.<br>
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Humiliate the proud with a glance;<br>walk on the wicked where they stand.<br>
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Bury them in the dust.<br>Imprison them in the world of the dead.<br>
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Then even I would praise you,<br>for your own strength would save you.<br>
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“Take a look at Behemoth,<br>which I made, just as I made you.<br>It eats grass like an ox.<br>
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See its powerful loins<br>and the muscles of its belly.<br>
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Its tail is as strong as a cedar.<br>The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.<br>
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Its bones are tubes of bronze.<br>Its limbs are bars of iron.<br>
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It is a prime example of God (Elohim)’s handiwork,<br>and only its Creator can threaten it.<br>
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The mountains offer it their best food,<br>where all the wild animals play.<br>
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It lies under the lotus plants,<br>hidden by the reeds in the marsh.<br>
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The lotus plants give it shade<br>among the willows beside the stream.<br>
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It is not disturbed by the raging river,<br>not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it....
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No one can catch it off guard<br>or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.<br>
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