Job 39 - 40 — Legacy Standard Bible

39“Do you know the time the ¹^,^amountain goats give birth?Do you keep watch over the calving of the ^bdeer?²“Can you count the months they fulfill,Or do you know the time they give birth?³“They kneel down; they bring forth their young;They send out their labor pains.⁴“Their children become strong; they grow up in the open field;They leave and do not return to them.⁵“Who sent out the ^awild donkey free?And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,⁶For whom I have set ^athe desert plain as a homeAnd the salt land as his dwelling place?⁷“He laughs at the tumult of the city;The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.⁸“He explores the mountains for his pastureAnd searches after every green thing.⁹“Will the ^awild ox consent to serve you,Or will he spend the night at your manger?¹⁰“Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ¹ropes,Or will he harrow the valleys after you?¹¹“Will you trust him because his power is greatAnd leave your labor to him?¹²“Will you believe him that he will return your seed of grainAnd gather it from your threshing floor?¹³“The ostriches’ wings flap joyouslyBut are they the pinion and plumage of a ¹stork?¹⁴For she leaves her eggs to the earthAnd warms them in the dust,¹⁵And she forgets that a foot may crush ¹them,Or that a beast of the field may trample ²them.¹⁶“She treats her children ^acruelly, as if they were not hers;Though her labor be empty, she is without dread,¹⁷Because God has made her forget wisdom,And has not given her a share of understanding.¹⁸“When she raises herself up high,She laughs at the horse and his rider.¹⁹“Do you give the horse his might?Do you clothe his neck with a mane?²⁰“Do you make him ^aleap like the locust?His splendid ^bsnorting is terrible.²¹“¹He paws in the valley and rejoices in his power;He ^agoes out to meet the weapons.²²“He laughs at dread and is not dismayed;And he does not turn back from the sword.²³“The quiver rattles against him,The flashing spear and javelin.²⁴“With shaking and rage he ¹races over the ground,And he does not ²stand still at the sound of the trumpet.²⁵“As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’And he scents the battle from afar,And the thunder of the commanders and the shout of war.²⁶“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,Stretching his wings toward the south?²⁷“Is it at your ¹command that the eagle goes on highAnd raises ^ahis nest high?²⁸“On the cliff he dwells and lodges,Upon the rocky crag, a fortress.²⁹“From there he ¹^,^aspies out food;His eyes see it from afar.³⁰“His young ones also suck up blood;And ^awhere the slain are, there is he.”

Job Places His Hand over His Mouth

40Then Yahweh answered Job and said,

²“Will the faultfinder ^acontend with the Almighty?Let him who ^breproves God answer it.”

³Then Job answered Yahweh and said,

⁴“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I respond to You?I ^aplace my hand over my mouth.⁵“Once I have spoken, and ^aI will not answer;Even twice, and I will add nothing more.”

Yahweh Will Ask Job

⁶Then ^aYahweh answered Job out of the ¹whirlwind and said,

⁷“Now ^agird up your loins like a man;I will ^bask you, and you make Me know.⁸“Will you really ^aannul My judgment?Will you ^bcondemn Me ^cthat you may be justified?⁹“Or do you have an arm like God,And can you ^athunder with a voice like His?¹⁰“^aAdorn yourself with exaltation and loftiness,And clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.¹¹“Pour out ^athe overflowings of your anger,And look on everyone who is ^bproud, and make him low.¹²“Look on everyone who is proud, and ^ahumble him,And ^btread down the wicked ¹in their place.¹³“^aHide them in the dust together;Bind their faces in the hidden place.¹⁴“Then I will also praise you,That your own right hand can save you.

Behold the Behemoth

¹⁵“Behold now, ¹Behemoth, which ^aI made along with you;It eats grass like an ox.¹⁶“Behold now, its power in its loinsAnd its vigor in the muscles of its belly.¹⁷“It hangs its tail like a cedar;The sinews of its thighs are knit together.¹⁸“Its bones are tubes of bronze;Its ¹limbs are like bars of iron.¹⁹“It is the ^afirst of the ways of God;Let its ^bMaker bring near its sword.²⁰“Surely the mountains ^abring it food,And all the beasts of the field ^bplay there.²¹“Under the lotus plants it lies down,In the hidden place of the reeds and the marsh.²²“The lotus plants cover it with ¹shade;The willows of the brook surround it.²³“If a river oppresses, it is not alarmed;It is secure, though the ^aJordan bursts forth to its mouth.²⁴“Can anyone capture it before its eyes,With snares can anyone pierce its nose?