Job 40 — NLT vs NIVUK

Job 40

NLT — New Living Translation Bible (NLT)

NIVUK — New International Version - UK Bible (NIVUK)

Verse 1

Then the Lord said to Job,

The Lord said to Job:

Verse 2

“Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”

Job Responds to the Lord

‘Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?
Let him who accuses God answer him!’

Verse 3

Then Job replied to the Lord,

Then Job answered the Lord:

Verse 4

“I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers?
I will cover my mouth with my hand.

‘I am unworthy – how can I reply to you?
I put my hand over my mouth.

Verse 5

I have said too much already.
I have nothing more to say.”

The Lord Challenges Job Again

I spoke once, but I have no answer –
twice, but I will say no more.’

Verse 6

Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:

Verse 7

“Brace yourself like a man,
because I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.

‘Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.

Verse 8

“Will you discredit my justice
and condemn me just to prove you are right?

‘Would you discredit my justice?
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?

Verse 9

Are you as strong as God?
Can you thunder with a voice like his?

Do you have an arm like God’s,
and can your voice thunder like his?

Verse 10

All right, put on your glory and splendor,
your honor and majesty.

Then adorn yourself with glory and splendour,
and clothe yourself in honour and majesty.

Verse 11

Give vent to your anger.
Let it overflow against the proud.

Unleash the fury of your wrath,
look at all who are proud and bring them low,

Verse 12

Humiliate the proud with a glance;
walk on the wicked where they stand.

look at all who are proud and humble them,
crush the wicked where they stand.

Verse 13

Bury them in the dust.
Imprison them in the world of the dead.

Bury them all in the dust together;
shroud their faces in the grave.

Verse 14

Then even I would praise you,
for your own strength would save you.

Then I myself will admit to you
that your own right hand can save you.

Verse 15

“Take a look at Behemoth,^[a]
which I made, just as I made you.
It eats grass like an ox.

‘Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.

Verse 16

See its powerful loins
and the muscles of its belly.

What strength it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!

Verse 17

Its tail is as strong as a cedar.
The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.

Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.

Verse 18

Its bones are tubes of bronze.
Its limbs are bars of iron.

Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.

Verse 19

It is a prime example of God’s handiwork,
and only its Creator can threaten it.

It ranks first among the works of God,
yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.

Verse 20

The mountains offer it their best food,
where all the wild animals play.

The hills bring it their produce,
and all the wild animals play nearby.

Verse 21

It lies under the lotus plants,^[b]
hidden by the reeds in the marsh.

Under the lotus plant it lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.

Verse 22

The lotus plants give it shade
among the willows beside the stream.

The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround it.

Verse 23

It is not disturbed by the raging river,
not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it.

A raging river does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.

Verse 24

No one can catch it off guard
or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.

Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?