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    Job 40

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    The LORD answers Job's silence by telling him to clothe himself with glory, humble every proud man, and then show that his own right hand can save him—before turning to Behemoth, whose bones are bronze and whose dinner is grass.

    Job is challenged to answervv. 1–14

    The LORD asks whether the faultfinder will contend with the Almighty. Job answers by putting his hand over his mouth; then the LORD, speaking from the whirlwind, gives him a rather formidable assignment: dress in majesty, thunder like God, humble the proud, trample the wicked, and bury them. Only then would the LORD confess that Job's own right hand could save him.

    Behemoth by the reedsvv. 15–24

    Then comes Behemoth: made alongside Job, grass-eating, bronze-boned, iron-limbed, and apparently untroubled by the beasts playing nearby. He hides under lotus plants and willows, while the Jordan surges to his mouth without disturbing him. The final question is wonderfully practical: can anyone catch him while he watches, or pierce his nose with a snare?

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    1. Job 40:1And the LORD said to Job:

    2. Job 40:2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

    3. Job 40:3Then Job answered the LORD:

    4. Job 40:4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

    5. Job 40:5I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”

    6. Job 40:6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

    7. Job 40:7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

    8. Job 40:8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

    9. Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

    10. Job 40:10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

    11. Job 40:11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.

    12. Job 40:12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.

    13. Job 40:13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

    14. Job 40:14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

    15. Job 40:15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.

    16. Job 40:16See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.

    17. Job 40:17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

    18. Job 40:18His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.

    19. Job 40:19He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

    20. Job 40:20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

    21. Job 40:21He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

    22. Job 40:22The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

    23. Job 40:23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.

    24. Job 40:24Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?’’

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    Where this is echoed

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    • 21 Corinthians 2:16“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
    • 4Proverbs 30:32If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
    • 2Isaiah 40:14Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
    • 7Job 38:3Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
    • 2Romans 11:34–36“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”
    • 4Job 29:9The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
    • 2Job 33:13Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
    • 4Job 21:5Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.
    • 7Job 42:4You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’
    • 2Isaiah 50:8The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
    • 2Isaiah 45:9–11Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
    • 6Job 38:1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
    • 8Romans 3:4Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
    • 2Matthew 20:11On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
    • 2Romans 9:19–23One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
    • 4Judges 18:19“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”

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