{"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/erv/job/40","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T23:22:25.254Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","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 cavilleth contend with the Almighty? he that argueth with God, let him answer it."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Then Job answered the LORD, and said,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay mine 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 the LORD 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 disannul 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 honour 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 wilt I also confess of thee that thine own right hand can save thee."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as all 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 can make his sword to approach unto him."},{"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 shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not: he is confident, though 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 (ERV)","markdown":"[Job 40](https://primebible.com/erv/job/40)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/job/40 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}