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Moreover the LORD[H3068]answered[H6030]Job[H347], and said[H559],
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Shall he that contendeth[H7378] with the Almighty[H7706]instruct[H3250] him? he that reproveth[H3198]God[H433], let him answer[H6030] it.
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Then Job[H347]answered[H6030] the LORD[H3068], and said[H559],
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Behold, I am vile[H7043]; what shall I answer[H7725] thee? I will lay[H7760] mine hand[H3027]upon[H3926] my mouth[H6310].
5Once[H259] have I spoken[H1696]; but I will not answer[H6030]: yea, twice[H8147]; but I will proceed no further[H3254].
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Then answered[H6030] the LORD[H3068] unto Job[H347] out of the whirlwind[H5591], and said[H559],
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Gird up[H247] thy loins[H2504] now like a man[H1397]: I will demand[H7592] of thee, and declare[H3045] thou unto me.
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Wilt thou also disannul[H6565] my judgment?[H4941] wilt thou condemn[H7561] me, that thou mayest be righteous?[H6663]
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Hast thou an arm[H2220] like God?[H410] or canst thou thunder[H7481] with a voice[H6963] like him?
10Deck[H5710] thyself now with majesty[H1347] and excellency[H1363]; and array[H3847] thyself with glory[H1935] and beauty[H1926].
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Cast abroad[H6327] the rage[H5678] of thy wrath[H639]: and behold[H7200] every one that is proud[H1343], and abase[H8213] him.
12Look[H7200] on every one that is proud[H1343], and bring him low[H3665]; and tread down[H1915] the wicked[H7563] in their place.
13Hide[H2934] them in the dust[H6083]together[H3162]; and bind[H2280] their faces[H6440] in secret[H2934].
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Then will I also confess[H3034] unto thee that thine own right hand[H3225] can save[H3467] thee.
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Behold now behemoth[H930], which I made[H6213] with thee; he eateth[H398]grass[H2682] as an ox[H1241].
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Lo now, his strength[H3581] is in his loins[H4975], and his force[H202] is in the navel[H8306] of his belly[H990].
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He moveth[H2654] his tail[H2180] like a cedar[H730]: the sinews[H1517] of his stones[H6344] are wrapped together[H8276].
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His bones[H6106] are as strong[H650] pieces of brass[H5154]; his bones[H1634] are like bars[H4300] of iron[H1270].
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He is the chief[H7225] of the ways[H1870] of God[H410]: he that made[H6213] him can make[H5066] his sword[H2719] to approach[H5066] unto him.
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Surely the mountains[H2022] bring him forth[H5375]food[H944], where all the beasts[H2416] of the field[H7704]play[H7832].
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He lieth[H7901] under the shady trees[H6628], in the covert[H5643] of the reed[H7070], and fens[H1207].
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The shady trees[H6628]cover[H5526] him with their shadow[H6752]; the willows[H6155] of the brook[H5158] compass him about[H5437].
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Behold, he drinketh up[H6231] a river[H5104], and hasteth[H2648] not: he trusteth[H982] that he can draw up[H1518]Jordan[H3383] into his mouth[H6310].
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He taketh[H3947] it with his eyes[H5869]: his nose[H639] pierceth through[H5344]snares[H4170].