Job 40章 ESV | 微讀聖經

1And the Lord40:1 ch. 38:1said to Job:

2“Shall a faultfinder 40:2 See ch. 33:13contend with the Almighty?

He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

Job Promises Silence

3Then Job answered the Lord and said:

4“Behold, I am 40:4 [ch. 42:6; Ezra 9:6] of small account; what shall I answer you?

40:4 ch. 21:5; 29:9; Judg. 18:19I lay my hand on my mouth.

5I have spoken 40:5 ch. 33:14; Ps. 62:11once, and I will not answer;

40:5 ch. 33:14; Ps. 62:11twice, but I will proceed no further.”

The Lord Challenges Job

6Then the Lord40:6 ch. 38:1answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

740:7 ch. 38:3“Dress for action40:7 Hebrew Gird up your loins like a man;

40:7 ch. 38:3; 42:4I will question you, and you make it known to me.

8Will you even put me in the wrong?

Will you condemn me that 40:8 See ch. 32:2you may be in the right?

9Have you 40:9 Ps. 89:13; Isa. 63:12an arm like God,

and can you thunder with 40:9 See ch. 37:4a voice like his?

10“Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;

40:10 [Ps. 93:1; 104:1]clothe yourself with glory and splendor.

11Pour out the overflowings of your anger,

and look on everyone who is 40:11 [Dan. 4:37]; See Isa. 2:11-17proud and abase him.

12Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low

and 40:12 Isa. 63:3tread down the wicked 40:12 [ch. 36:20]where they stand.

1340:13 Isa. 2:10Hide them all in 40:13 ch. 21:26the dust together;

bind their faces in the world below.40:13 Hebrew in the hidden place

14Then will I also acknowledge to you

that your own 40:14 Ps. 98:1; Isa. 59:16; 63:5right hand can save you.

15“Behold, Behemoth,40:15 A large animal, exact identity uncertain

which I made as I made you;

he eats 40:15 Num. 22:4grass like an ox.

16Behold, his strength in his loins,

and his power in the muscles of his belly.

17He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;

the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

18His bones are tubes of bronze,

his limbs like bars of iron.

19“He is 40:19 [Prov. 8:22] the first of 40:19 ch. 26:14the works40:19 Hebrew ways of God;

let him who made him bring near his sword!

20For the mountains yield food for him

where all the wild beasts play.

21Under the lotus plants he lies,

in the shelter of 40:21 Ps. 68:30the reeds and in the marsh.

22For his shade the lotus trees cover him;

the willows of the brook surround him.

23Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;

he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.

24Can one take him by his eyes,40:24 Or in his sight

or pierce his nose with a snare?

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