Job 40: Verse-by-Verse Commentary (with Videos)

¹And the LORD said to Job:

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

³Then Job answered the LORD:

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

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

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

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

⁸Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

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

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

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

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

¹³Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁴Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?