Verse 23
Job 40:23
English Revised Version
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Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֵ֤ן יַעֲשֹׁ֣ק נָ֭הָר לֹ֣א יַחְפּ֑וֹז יִבְטַ֓ח כִּֽי יָגִ֖יחַ יַרְדֵּ֣ן אֶל פִּֽי/הוּ
English Translation
Behold, a river will not be seized; it will not hesitate; it will trust, for the Jordan will reach its mouth.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 40 Context
1
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
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Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? he that argueth with God (Elohim), let him answer...
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Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
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Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay mine hand upon my mouth.
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Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
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Then the LORD 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 disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
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Or hast thou an arm like God (Elohim)? and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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10
Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; and array thyself with honour 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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13
Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
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Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as all 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 (Elohim): he only that made him can make his sword to approach un...
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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 shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
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Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not: he is confident, though Jordan swell even to his mout...
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Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?