New American Bible, Revised Edition

Job 40:6-19 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

6. Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm and said:

7. Gird up your loins now, like a man.I will question you, and you tell me the answers!

8. Would you refuse to acknowledge my right?Would you condemn me that you may be justified?

9. Have you an arm like that of God,or can you thunder with a voice like his?

10. Adorn yourself with grandeur and majesty,and clothe yourself with glory and splendor.

11. Let loose the fury of your wrath;look at everyone who is proud and bring them down.

12. Look at everyone who is proud, and humble them.Tear down the wicked in their place,

13. bury them in the dust together;in the hidden world imprison them.

14. Then will I too praise you,for your own right hand can save you.

15. Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you,who feeds on grass like an ox.

16. See the strength in his loins,the power in the sinews of his belly.

17. He carries his tail like a cedar;the sinews of his thighs are like cables.

18. His bones are like tubes of bronze;his limbs are like iron rods.

19. He is the first of God’s ways,only his maker can approach him with a sword.