The Book of Job
Job
9 Who makes the Bear, Orion
and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; 10 Who does
great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.
Job 8 (NASB)
11 "C
9:7
9:8
Job 38 (NASB)
31 "Can
you bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the cords of Orion?
32
Job 40 (NASB)
1Then
the Lord said to Job,
2 "Will the faultfinder contend with the
Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it."
3 Then Job answered
the Lord and said,
4 "Behold, I am insignificant; what can I
reply to Thee? I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 "Once I have spoken, and I will not
answer; Even twice, and I will add no more."
6 Then the Lord answered
Job out of the storm, and said,
7 "Now gird up your loins like a man; I
will ask you, and you instruct Me.
8 "Will you really annul My judgment? Will you
condemn Me that you may be justified?
9 "Or do you have an arm like God, And can
you thunder with a voice like His?
10 "Adorn yourself
with eminence and dignity; And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
11 "Pour out the overflowings of your
anger; And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.
12 "Look on everyone who is proud, and humble
him; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 "Hide them in the dust together; Bind
them in the hidden place.
14 "Then I will also confess to you,
That your own right hand can save you.
15 "Behold now,
Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.
16 "Behold now, his strength in his loins, And
his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 "He bends his tail like a cedar; The
sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 "His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs
are like bars of iron.
19 "He is the
first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword.
20 "Surely the mountains bring him food, And
all the beasts of the field play there.
21 "Under the lotus plants he lies down, In
the covert of the reeds and the marsh.
22 "The lotus plants cover him with shade; The
willows of the brook surround him.
23 "If a river rages, he is not
alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.
24 "Can anyone capture him when he is on
watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?Job 41 (NASB)
1 "Can
you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a
cord?
2 "Can you put a rope in his nose? Or
pierce his jaw with a hook?
3 "Will he make many supplications to you?
Or will he speak to you soft words?
4 "Will he make a covenant with you? Will you
take him for a servant forever?
5 "Will you play with him as with a bird?
Or will you bind him for your maidens?
6 "Will the traders bargain over him?
Will they divide him among the merchants?
7 "Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or
his head with fishing spears?
8 "Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle;
you will not do it again!
9 "Behold, your expectation is false;
Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?
10 "No one is so fierce that he dares to
arouse him; Who then is he that can stand before Me?
11 "Who has given to Me that I should
repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
12 "I will not keep
silence concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderly
frame.
13 "Who can strip off his outer
armor? Who can come within his double mail?
14 "Who can open the doors of his face? Around
his teeth there is terror.
15 "His strong scales are his pride,
Shut up as with a tight seal.
16 "One is so near to another, That no air can
come between them.
17 "They are joined one to another; They
clasp each other and cannot be separated.
18 "His sneezes flash forth light, And his
eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 "Out of his mouth go burning torches;
Sparks of fire leap forth.
20 "Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth, As
from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21 "His breath kindles coals, And a flame
goes forth from his mouth.
22 "In his neck lodges strength, And dismay
leaps before him.
23 "The folds of his flesh are joined
together, Firm on him and immovable.
24 "His heart is as hard as a stone; Even as
hard as a lower millstone.
25 "When he raises himself up, the
mighty fear; Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
26 "The sword that reaches him cannot avail;
Nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
27 "He regards iron as straw, Bronze as
rotten wood.
28 "The arrow cannot make him flee;
Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.
29 "Clubs are regarded as stubble; He
laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
30 "His underparts are like sharp potsherds;
He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
31 "He makes the depths boil like a pot; He
makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
32 "Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One
would think the deep to be gray-haired.
33 "Nothing on earth is like him, One
made without fear.
34 "He looks on everything that is high; He is
king over all the sons of pride."
The Scripture quotations above are taken from the NEW
AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE�, Copyright � 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975,
1977, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used
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