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…when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?

…when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?

Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?

Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?

Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?

Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?

Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?

Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?

Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?

Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?

Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens

Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens

Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens

Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens

…when the dust hardens into a mass and the clods of earth stick together?

…when the dust hardens into a mass and the clods of earth stick together?

Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions

Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions

…when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?

Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?

“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?

Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?

Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?

Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.

Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?

Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?

Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?

I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.

I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.

He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.

He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.

He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.

He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.

Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?

Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?

Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.

For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.

For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.

Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?

He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.

He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.

Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.

Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.

At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?

Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?

Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?

His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”

And the LORD said to Job:

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

Then Job answered the LORD:

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.

Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.

Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.

See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.

See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.

See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.

His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.

Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.

Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?

If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!

Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming?

His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.

The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.

When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing.

The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow.

The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow.

A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.

A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.

His undersides are jagged potsherds, spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge.

He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.