Moreover Jehovah
answered Job, and said,
Moreover the
LORD
answered Job, and said,
Translation comparison
Job 40
24 aligned verses; 23 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Shall he that cavilleth
contend
with the Almighty? He that argueth
with
God, let him answer it.
Shall he that contendeth
with the Almighty instruct
him
? he that reproveth
God, let him answer it.
Then Job answered Jehovah
, and said,
Then Job answered the
LORD
, and said,
Behold, I am of
small
account
; What shall I answer thee? I lay my
hand upon my mouth.
Behold, I am vile
; what shall I answer thee? I will
lay mine
hand upon my mouth.
Once have I spoken ,
and
I will not answer ;
Yea, twice ,
but I will proceed no further.
Once have I spoken ;
but
I will not answer :
yea, twice ;
but I will proceed no further.
Then Jehovah
answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Then answered the
LORD
unto
Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Wilt thou even
annul
my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified
?
Wilt thou also
disannul
my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous
?
Or
hast thou an arm like God? And
canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Hast thou an arm like God? or
canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Deck thyself now with excellency
and dignity
; And array thyself with honor
and majesty
.
Deck thyself now with majesty
and excellency
; and array thyself with glory
and beauty
.
Pour
forth
the overflowings
of thine
anger;
And look
upon
every one that is proud, and abase him.
Cast
abroad
the rage
of thy
wrath:
and behold
every one that is proud, and abase him.
Look on every one that is proud, `
and '
bring him low; And tread down the wicked where
they
stand
.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in
their
place
.
Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the
hidden
`place'
.
Hide them in the dust together; and
bind their faces in secret
.
Then will I also confess of
thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
Then will I also confess unto
thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
Behold now ,
behemoth, which I made as
well
as
thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
Behold now behemoth, which I made with
thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles
of his belly.
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel
of his belly.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs
are knit
together.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones
are wrapped
together.
His bones are `
as '
tubes
of brass; His limbs
are like bars of iron.
His bones are as strong
pieces
of brass; his bones
are like bars of iron.
He is the chief of the ways of God: He `only'
that made him giveth
him
his sword.
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can
make
his sword to
approach
unto
him
.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do
play.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
He lieth under the lotus-
trees, In the covert of the reed, and the
fen
.
He lieth under the shady
trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens
.
The lotus-
trees cover him with their shade
; The willows of the brook compass him about.
The shady
trees cover him with their shadow
; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Behold, if
a river overflow
, he
trembleth
not ;
He is
confident,
though
a
Jordan swell
even
to
his mouth.
Behold, he
drinketh
up
a river, and
hasteth
not :
he trusteth
that
he
can
draw
up
Jordan into
his mouth.
Shall
any
take
him
when
he is
on
the
watch,
Or
pierce
through
his nose with
a
snare?
He taketh
it
with
his eyes:
his
nose pierceth
through
snares.
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