[The Lord]
Who waters the dry and thirsty land,
so that grass springs up?
No water, no life.
Do you know the laws that govern the skies,
and can you make them apply to the earth?
Revelation!
The ostrich… when she begins to run,
she can laugh at any horse and rider.Was it you, Job, who made horses so strong
and gave them their flowing manes?
Did you make them leap like locusts
and frighten people with their snorting?
They eagerly paw the ground in the valley;
they rush into battle with all their strength.
All of creation rejoices in the strengths that God gives. May I rejoice in mine, Father.
Job, you challenged Almighty God;
will you give up now, or will you answer?I spoke foolishly, Lord. What can I answer?
I will not try to say anything else.
I have already said more than I should.
The only possible response. Job responds for all of us.
Now stand up straight
and answer my questions.
Are you trying to prove that I am unjust—
to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?
Let everyone be silent before the Lord (Habakkuk 2:20).
Look at the monster Behemoth;
I created him and I created you.
He eats grass like a cow,
but what strength there is in his body,
and what power there is in his muscles!
His tail stands up like a cedar…
Definitely not a hippopotamus…
Let me tell you about Leviathan… His neck is so powerful
that all who meet him are terrified…
When he rises up, even the strongest[m] are frightened;
they are helpless with fear.
Definitely not a crocodile. These creatures have no parallel.