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Job 40:1
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Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
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Job 40:2
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Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
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Job 40:3
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Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
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Job 40:4
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Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
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Job 40:5
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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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Job 40:6
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Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
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Job 40:7
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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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Job 40:8
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Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
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Job 40:9
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Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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Job 40:10
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Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
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Job 40:11
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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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Job 40:12
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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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Job 40:13
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Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place].
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Job 40:14
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Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
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Job 40:15
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Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
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Job 40:16
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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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Job 40:17
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He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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Job 40:18
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His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
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Job 40:19
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He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.
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Job 40:20
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Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
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Job 40:21
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He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
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Job 40:22
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The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
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Job 40:23
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Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
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Job 40:24
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Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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