1MoreoverJehovahansweredJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347,andsaidH559, 2Shall hethatcavillethcontendהֲ֭רֹבha.roH7378withtheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706? HethatarguethwithGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433, lethimanswerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it. 3ThenJobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347answeredJehovah,andsaidH559, 4Behold,Iamofsmallaccount;whatshallIanswerthee?Ilaymyhandיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027uponmymouthפִֽי׃FiH6310. 5OncehaveIspokenH1696,andIwillnotanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; Yea,twice,butIwillproceednofurther. 6ThenJehovahansweredJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347outofthewhirlwind,andsaidH559, 7Girdאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247up thyloinsחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504nowlikeamanכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397:Iwilldemandofthee,anddeclarethou untome. 8Wilt thouevenהַ֭אַףHa.'afH637annulתָּפֵ֣רta.FerH6565myjudgmentH4941? Wilt thoucondemnתַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִיtar.shi.'E.niH7561me,thatthou mayest bejustifiedH6663? 9Orhast thouanarmזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220likeGodכָּאֵ֥ל׀ka.'ElH410?Andcanst thouthunderH6963withavoiceוּ֝בְק֗וֹלu.ve.KolH6963likehim? 10Deck thyselfnowwithexcellencyanddignity;AndarraythyselfwithhonorandmajestyH1926. 11Pour forththeoverflowingsofthineangerאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639;AndlookH7200uponeveryonethatisproudגֵּ֝אֶ֗הge.'EhH1343,andabasehim. 12LookH7200oneveryonethatisproudגֵּ֭אֶהGe.'ehH1343,andbringhimlow;Andtreaddownthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563wheretheystand. 14ThenwillIalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571confessH3034oftheeThatthine ownrightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225cansaveתוֹשִׁ֖עַto.Shi.a'H3467thee. 15Beholdnow,behemoth,whichImadeH6213aswellasthee;Heeatethgrassחָ֝צִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682asanoxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241. 16Lonow,hisstrengthכֹח֣וֹkho.ChoH3581isinhisloinsבְמָתְנָ֑יוve.ma.te.NavH4975,Andhisforceisinthemusclesofhisbellyבִטְנֽוֹ׃vit.NoH990. 17Hemoveth histailזְנָב֣וֹze.na.VoH2180likeacedarאָ֑רֶז'A.rezH730:Thesinewsגִּידֵ֖יgi.DeiH1517ofhisthighsareknittogether. 18HisbonesH6106areastubesofbrass; Hislimbsarelikebarsofironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270. 19Heisthechiefofthewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410:HeonlythatmadeH6213himgivethhimhisswordחַרְבּֽוֹ׃char.BoH2719. 20Surelythemountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022bringhimforthfood,Whereallthebeastsofthefieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704doplayיְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ye.sa.cha.ku-H7832. 21Heliethunderthelotus-trees,Inthecovertofthereedקָנֶ֣הka.NehH7070,andthefen. 22Thelotus-trees cover himwiththeirshade;Thewillowsofthebrookcompass himabout. 23Behold,ifariverנָ֭הָרNa.horH5104overflow,hetremblethnot;Heisconfidentיִבְטַ֓ח׀yiv.TachH982,thoughaJordanיַרְדֵּ֣ןyar.DenH3383swelleventohismouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310. 24Shall anytakeיִקָּחֶ֑נּוּyi.ka.Che.nuH3947himwhenheisonthewatch, Or pierce throughhisnoseאָֽף׃'AfH639withasnareH4170? American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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