Verse 3
Job 40:3
Free Bible Version
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“Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֖עַן אִיּ֥וֹב אֶת יְהוָ֗ה וַ/יֹּאמַֽר
English Translation
And Job answered the Lord and said.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 40 Context
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“Are you still going to fight with the Almighty and try to set him straight? Anyone who argues with...
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Job answered the Lord,
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“Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth.
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I have already said far too much and I won't say anything more.”
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Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,
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“Prepare yourself, be strong, for I am going to question you, and you must answer me.
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Are you really going to say my decisions are wrong? Are you going to condemn me so you can be right?
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Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine?
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Why don't you dress yourself with majesty and dignity, and clothe yourself with glory and splendor!
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Let loose your fierce anger. Humble the proud with a glance.
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Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are.
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Bury them in the dust; lock them away in the grave.
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Consider Behemoth, a creature I made just like I made you. It eats grass like cattle.
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Look at its powerful loins, the muscles of its belly.
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It bends its tail like a cedar; its thigh sinews are strong.
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Its bones are like bronze tubes; its limbs like iron rods.
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It is the most important example of what God (Elohim) can do; only the one who made it can approach...
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The hills produce food for it, and all the wild animals play there.
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It lies under the lotus; it hides in the reeds of the marsh.
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The lotus covers it with shade; the willow trees of the valley surround it.
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Even if the river is in flood, it is not concerned; it remains calm when the Jordan river surges aga...
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No one can catch it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a noose.”
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