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Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
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GOD then confronted Job directly:
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The LORD said to Job:
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Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
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Then the LORD said to Job,
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Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
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"Now what do you have to say for yourself? Are you going to haul me, the Mighty One, into court and press charges?" Job Answers God I'm Ready to Shut Up and Listen
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"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!"
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"Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it."
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"Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God's critic, but do you have the answers?"
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Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
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Job answered:
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Then Job answered the LORD:
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Then Job answered the LORD and said:
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Then Job replied to the LORD,
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Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
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"I'm speechless, in awe--words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth!
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"I am unworthy-how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
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"Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.
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"I am nothing--how could I ever find the answers? I will put my hand over my mouth in silence.
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Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
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I've talked too much, way too much. I'm ready to shut up and listen." God's Second Set of Questions I Want Straight Answers
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I spoke once, but I have no answer- twice, but I will say no more."
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Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."
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I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say."
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Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
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GOD addressed Job next from the eye of the storm, and this is what he said:
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Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
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Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
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Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
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"I have some more questions for you, and I want straight answers.
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"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
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"Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:
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"Brace yourself, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
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Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
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"Do you presume to tell me what I'm doing wrong? Are you calling me a sinner so you can be a saint?
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"Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
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"Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
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Are you going to discredit my justice and condemn me so you can say you are right?
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Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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Do you have an arm like my arm? Can you shout in thunder the way I can?
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Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his?
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Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
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Are you as strong as God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
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Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
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Go ahead, show your stuff. Let's see what you're made of, what you can do.
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Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
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Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.
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All right then, put on your robes of state, your majesty and splendor.
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Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
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Unleash your outrage. Target the arrogant and lay them flat.
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Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low,
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Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
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Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.
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Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
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Target the arrogant and bring them to their knees. Stop the wicked in their tracks--make mincemeat of them!
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look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
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Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.
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Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand.
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Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
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Dig a mass grave and dump them in it--faceless corpses in an unmarked grave.
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Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
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Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.
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Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead.
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Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
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I'll gladly step aside and hand things over to you--you can surely save yourself with no help from me!
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Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
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Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.
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Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you.
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Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
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"Look at the land beast, Behemoth. I created him as well as you. Grazing on grass, docile as a cow--
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"Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
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"Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.
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"Take a look at the mighty hippopotamus. I made it, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox.
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Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
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Just look at the strength of his back, the powerful muscles of his belly.
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What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!
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See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.
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See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly.
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He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
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His tail sways like a cedar in the wind; his huge legs are like beech trees.
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His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.
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He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
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Its tail is as straight as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are tightly knit together.
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His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
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His skeleton is made of steel, every bone in his body hard as steel.
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His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
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His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.
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Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron.
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He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
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Most magnificent of all my creatures, but I still lead him around like a lamb!
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He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.
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He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
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It is a prime example of God's amazing handiwork. Only its Creator can threaten it.
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Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
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The grass-covered hills serve him meals, while field mice frolic in his shadow.
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The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
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Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
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The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play.
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He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
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He takes afternoon naps under shade trees, cools himself in the reedy swamps,
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Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
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He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.
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It lies down under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds.
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
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Lazily cool in the leafy shadows as the breeze moves through the willows.
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The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.
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The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.
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The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream.
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Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
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And when the river rages he doesn't budge, stolid and unperturbed even when the Jordan goes wild.
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When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
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Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,
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It is not disturbed by raging rivers, not even when the swelling Jordan rushes down upon it.
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He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
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But you'd never want him for a pet--you'd never be able to housebreak him!
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Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?
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Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.
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No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.
