{"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/dbt/job/40","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T00:21:04.720Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":40,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":39,"nextChapter":41,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":24},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Jehovah answered Job and said,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And Job answered Jehovah and said,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will 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":"And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Lo, the river overfloweth he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through his nose in the trap?"}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 40 (DBT)","markdown":"[Job 40](https://primebible.com/dbt/job/40)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/job/40 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}