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Job 40:5-19 Good News Bible (GNB)

5. I have already said more than I should.

6. Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job once again.

7. Stand up straight now,and answer my questions.

8. Are you trying to prove that I am unjust —to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?

9. Are you as strong as I am?Can your voice thunder as loud as mine?

10. If so, stand up in your honour and pride;clothe yourself with majesty and glory.

11. Look at those who are proud;pour out your anger and humble them.

12. Yes, look at them and bring them down;crush the wicked where they stand.

13. Bury them all in the ground;bind them in the world of the dead.

14. Then I will be the first to praise youand admit that you won the victory yourself.

15. Look at the monster Behemoth;I created him and I created you.He eats grass like a cow,

16. but what strength there is in his body,and what power there is in his muscles!

17. His tail stands up like a cedar,and the muscles in his legs are strong.

18. His bones are as strong as bronze,and his legs are like iron bars.

19. The most amazing of all my creatures!Only his Creator can defeat him.