{"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/asv/job/40","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T04:55:26.973Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":40,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":39,"nextChapter":41,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":24},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon 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 where they stand."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place ."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"His bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?"}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 40 (ASV)","markdown":"[Job 40](https://primebible.com/asv/job/40)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/job/40 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}