{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/job/40","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T11:25:53.371Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":40,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":39,"nextChapter":41,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":24},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Shall he that contends with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproves God, let him answer it."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Then Job answered the LORD, and said,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer you? I will lay my hand on my mouth."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yes, twice; but I will proceed no further."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Then answered the LORD to Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Gird up your loins now like a man: I will demand of you, and declare you to me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Will you also cancel my judgment? will you condemn me, that you may be righteous?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Have you an arm like God? or can you thunder with a voice like him?"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency; and array yourself with glory and beauty."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Cast abroad the rage of your wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Then will I also confess to you that your own right hand can save you."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Behold now behemoth, which I made with you; he eats grass as an ox."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"See now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He moves his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach to him."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"He lies under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Behold, he drinks up a river, and hastens not: he trusts that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"He takes it with his eyes: his nose pierces through snares."}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 40 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Job 40](https://primebible.com/akjv/job/40)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/job/40 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}