[1] The LORD continued to respond to Job: [2] Will the one who disputes with the Almighty correct him? God’s instructor must answer him. [3] Job responded to the LORD: [4] Look, I’m of little worth. What can I answer you? I’ll put my hand over my mouth. [5] I have spoken once, I won’t answer; twice, I won’t do it again. [6] The LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: [7] Prepare yourself like a man; I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me. [8] Would you question my justice, deem me guilty so you can be innocent? [9] Or do you have an arm like God; can you thunder with a voice like him? [10] Adorn yourself with splendor and majesty; clothe yourself with honor and esteem. [11] Unleash your raging anger; look on all the proud and humble them. [12] Look on all the proud and debase them; trample the wicked in their place. [13] Hide them together in the dust; bind their faces in a hidden place. [14] Then I, even I, will praise you, for your strong hand has delivered you. [15] Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you; he eats grass like cattle. [16] Look, his strength is in his thighs, his power in stomach muscles. [17] He stiffens his tail like a cedar; the tendons in his thighs are tightly woven. [18] His bones are like bronze tubes, his limbs like iron bars. [19] He is the first of God’s acts; only his maker can come near him with a sword. [20] Indeed, the hills bring him tribute, places where all the wild animals play. [21] He lies under the lotuses, under the cover of reed and marsh. [22] The lotuses screen him with shade; poplars of the stream surround him. [23] If the river surges, he doesn’t hurry; he is confident even though the Jordan gushes into his mouth. [24] Can he be seized by his eyes? Can anyone pierce his nose by hooks?
