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40:1 Then the LORD said to Job,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 1 , Then the LORD said to Job,
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40:2 'Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God's critic, but do you have the answers?'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 2 , 'Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God's critic, but do you have the answers?'
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40:3 Then Job replied to the LORD,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 3 , Then Job replied to the LORD,
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40:4 'I am nothing--how could I ever find the answers? I will put my hand over my mouth in silence.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 4 , 'I am nothing--how could I ever find the answers? I will put my hand over my mouth in silence.
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40:5 I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 5 , I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.'
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40:6 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 6 , Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
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40:7 'Brace yourself, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 7 , 'Brace yourself, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
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40:8 Are you going to discredit my justice and condemn me so you can say you are right?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 8 , Are you going to discredit my justice and condemn me so you can say you are right?
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40:9 Are you as strong as God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 9 , Are you as strong as God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
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40:10 All right then, put on your robes of state, your majesty and splendor.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 10 , All right then, put on your robes of state, your majesty and splendor.
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40:11 Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 11 , Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.
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40:12 Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 12 , Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand.
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40:13 Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 13 , Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead.
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40:14 Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 14 , Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you.
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40:15 'Take a look at the mighty hippopotamus. I made it, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 15 , '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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40:16 See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 16 , See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly.
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40:17 Its tail is as straight as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are tightly knit together.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 17 , Its tail is as straight as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are tightly knit together.
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40:18 Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 18 , Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron.
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40:19 It is a prime example of God's amazing handiwork. Only its Creator can threaten it.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 19 , It is a prime example of God's amazing handiwork. Only its Creator can threaten it.
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40:20 The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 20 , The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play.
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40:21 It lies down under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 21 , It lies down under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds.
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40:22 The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 22 , The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream.
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40:23 It is not disturbed by raging rivers, not even when the swelling Jordan rushes down upon it.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 23 , It is not disturbed by raging rivers, not even when the swelling Jordan rushes down upon it.
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40:24 No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 40 , Verse 24 , No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.
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