| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said, | 1The LORD continued his response to Job by saying: |
| 2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. | 2"Should the one who is fighting the Almighty find fault with him? Let God's accuser answer." |
| 3Then Job answered the LORD, and said, | 3Then Job replied to the LORD. He said: |
| 4Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. | 4"I must look insignificant to you! How can I answer you? I'm speechless. |
| 5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. | 5I spoke once, but I can't answer; I tried a second time, but I won't do so anymore." |
| 6Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, | 6The LORD answered Job from the wind storm and told him: |
| 7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. | 7"Stand up like a man! I'll ask you some questions, and you give me some answers! |
| 8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? | 8Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous? |
| 9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? | 9Do you have strength like God? Can you create thunder with a sound like he can?" |
| 10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. | 10"When you have adorned yourself with exalted majesty, clothed yourself with splendor and dignity, |
| 11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. | 11dispensed the fury of your anger, made sure that you have humbled every proud person, |
| 12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. | 12stared down and subdued every proud person, trampled the wicked right where they are, |
| 13Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. | 13buried them in the dust together, and sent them bound to that secret place, |
| 14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. | 14then I will applaud you myself! I'll admit that you can deliver yourself by your own efforts!" |
| 15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. | 15"Please observe Behemoth, which I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox. |
| 16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. | 16Now take a look at the strength that he has in his loins, and in the muscles of his abdomen. |
| 17He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. | 17His tail protrudes stiffly, like cedar; the sinews of his thigh interlink for strength. |
| 18His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. | 18His bones are conduits of bronze; his strong bones are like bars of iron. |
| 19He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. | 19He is the grandest of God's undertakings, yet his creator is approaching him with his sword. |
| 20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. | 20Mountains produce food for him, where all the wild animals frolic. |
| 21He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. | 21He lies under the lotus trees, hiding under reeds and marshes. |
| 22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. | 22The lotus trees cover him with their shade, and willows that line the wadis surround him. |
| 23Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. | 23What you see as a raging river doesn't alarm him; he is confident when the Jordan overflows. |
| 24He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. | 24Are your eyes looking to capture him, or to pierce his snout with a bridle?" |
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