Behemoth
[6] Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
[7] “Brace yourself like a man,
because I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.
[8] “Will you discredit my justice
and condemn me just to prove you are right?
[9] Are you as strong as God?
Can you thunder with a voice like his?
[10] All right, put on your glory and splendor,
your honor and majesty.
[11] Give vent to your anger.
Let it overflow against the proud.
[12] Humiliate the proud with a glance;
walk on the wicked where they stand.
[13] Bury them in the dust.
Imprison them in the world of the dead.
[14] Then even I would praise you,
for your own strength would save you.
[15] “Take a look at Behemoth,
which I made, just as I made you.
It eats grass like an ox.
[16] See its powerful loins
and the muscles of its belly.
[17] Its tail is as strong as a cedar.
The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.
[18] Its bones are tubes of bronze.
Its limbs are bars of iron.
[19] It is a prime example of God’s handiwork,
and only its Creator can threaten it.
[20] The mountains offer it their best food,
where all the wild animals play.
[21] It lies under the lotus plants,
hidden by the reeds in the marsh.
[22] The lotus plants give it shade
among the willows beside the stream.
[23] It is not disturbed by the raging river,
not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it.
[24] No one can catch it off guard
or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.
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Keep the Faith. Best regards,
- The BMS Co., NDSMD
