Job 41:1-34 The Lord Talks to Job About the Leviathan

 

The Lord Talks to Job About the Leviathan

Job 41:1-34                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Can you draw out [the] Leviathan with a hook? Or you let down a cord [& hook] his tongue? Can you put a hook into his nose? Or bore through his jaw with a thorn? Will he make many [requests] from you? Will he speak soft, [pleasant] words to you? Will he make a covenant [contract] with you?

Will you take him [like] a servant forever? Will you play with him, [like] with a bird? Or will you [tie him up] for your maidens? Shall [your friends] make a banquet of him? Shall they [divide his meat from] him among the merchants?

Can you fill his skin with barbed [hooks?] Or his head with [fishing] spears? Lay your hand upon him & remember [how he battles against you] & do it no more. [Look,] the hope of [catching Leviathan] is [worthless.]

[Wouldn't someone] be [thrown] down at the [very] sight of [Leviathan?] [No one] is fierce [enough to] dare [wake] him up. Who then is able to stand before Me? Who has [preceded] Me, that I should repay him? [Whatever] is under the whole heaven is Mine.

I won't conceal [Leviathan's] parts, nor his power, nor his [beautiful proportions.] Who can [find the front of his hide, he wears like a] garment? Or who can come to him with [a] double bridle? Who can open [his mouth, like the] doors of his face? His teeth are [terrifying all around.]

His scales are his pride, shut up [close] together [like with a seal that closes.] One is so [close] to another, that no air can come between them. They are joined one to another & they stick together, [so] they can't be [separated.]

[During Leviathan's sneezing,] a light shines [out.] And his eyes are like the [sunrise] of the morning. [What looks like] burning lamps go out of [Leviathan's] mouth & sparks of fire leap out. Smoke goes out of his nostrils, [like out of a boiling] pot or caldron. His breath [starts] the coals [on fire] & a flame goes out of his mouth.

His neck remains his strength & sorrow is turned into joy before him. The [scales] of his [skin] are joined together. They, themselves are firm & can't be moved. His heart is [hard like a rock.] [Yes] as hard [like] a piece of the [lower] millstone [for grinding grain.]

When [Leviathan] raises himself up, the mighty are afraid, [because of the waves] breaking, they purify themselves [before the Lord God.] [He] who lays a sword,[a] spear, a dart, or a [javelin] on [Leviathan] cannot hold [it.] He [regards] iron [like it was] straw & brass [like] rotten wood.

[Arrows] can't make [Leviathan] flee. [And rocks from slings] are turned into rubble [by] him. Darts are considered [like] stubble & Leviathan laughs at the shaking spear.

Sharp [scales that are hard like rocks] are under [Leviathan, but he is unharmed.] He spreads [the] sharp, pointed [scales] upon the [deep muddy waters.] He makes the deep [waters to bubble, like a boiling] pot. He makes the sea [ooze] like a pot of ointment, [leaving] a path to shine after him.

[Someone] would think the deep [waters' waves had white hair.] [There is nothing similar] to him upon all the earth, who is made without fear. [Leviathan sees] all the high things & he is the king over all the children of pride.

Job 40:1-23 The Lord Talks to Job About the Monstrous Behemoth

 

The Lord Talks to Job About the Monstrous Behemoth

Job 40:1-23                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

[Additionally,] the Lord answered Job & said, Shall he [who argues] with the Almighty instruct Him? Let him who [scolds] God answer it. Then, Job answered the Lord & said, [Look,] I'm [repulsive.] What shall I answer You? I will lay my hand [over] my mouth.

[Job 29:9-10 The princes refrained [from] talking & laid their hand on their mouth. The nobles held their piece & their tongue [stuck] to the roof of their mouth.]

Once I have spoken, but I will not answer: [yes,] twice, but I will proceed no further. Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind & said, [Belt] up your [waist] now like a man. I will demand [questions] of you & you will declare [the answers] to Me. Will you also [invalidate] My judgment?

Will you [also] condemn Me, [so] you may [appear to] be righteous? [Do] you have an arm like God? [Psalm 89:13-14 You have a mighty arm; strong is Your hand & high is Your right hand. Justice & judgment are the habitation of Your throne: mercy & truth shall go before Your face.]

Or can you thunder with a voice like [God?] [Psalm 29:3 The voice of the Lord is upon the water. The God of glory [thunders.] The Lord is upon many waters.] [Decorate] yourself now with majesty & [excellence] & [clothe] yourself with glory & beauty.

Cast [away] the rage of your anger & [see] everyone [who] is proud and humble him. Look on everyone [who] is proud & bring him low & [trample] down the wicked in their [hiding] place. Hide them in the [grave's dirt] together & [cover] their faces in secret.

Then, I will also confess to you that your own right hand can save you. [Look,] now the [monstrous] Behemoth, which I made with you, [since you imply you were there at creation.] He eats grass [like] an ox. [Look] now, his strength is in his [groin] & his force is in his [stomach muscles.]

He moves his tail like a cedar [tree.] The [muscles] of his [thighs] are wrapped together. His bones are as strong as pieces of brass. His bones are like bars of iron. He is the [leader] of [paths] of God.

He [Who] made him, can make his sword approach [the behemoth.] Surely, the mountains [produce] food for him, where all the [animals] of the field play. [Psalm 104:14 [God] causes the grass to grow for the cattle & the herb for the service of men: [so] he may [produce] food out of the earth.]

[The Behemoth] lies under the shady trees [hidden] In the [reeds & marsh.] The shady trees cover him [within] their shadow. The willows of the brook [surround] him.

[Look, the Behemoth] drinks up a river & [doesn't hurry.] He trusts that he can draw up the Jordan into his mouth [like a straw.] [Will any take the Behemoth right before] his eyes, when his nose pierces through [traps?]

Job 39:1-30 God Asks Job's Advisors if They Know These Things

 

God Asks Job's Advisors if They Know These Things

Job 39:1-30                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

[Do] you know the time when the wild [mountain] goats [deliver?] Or can you [determine when the deer] calve? Can you [count] the months [until they're full-term?] Do you know the time when they [will deliver?] They bow themselves [down] & they [deliver] their young ones & [forget] their sorrows.

Their young ones are [well-liked,] they grow up with corn & they go [out] & don't return to them. Who has sent out the wild [donkey] free? Or who has [loosened] the bands [that restrain] the wild [donkey?]

Whose house have I made the wilderness & the barren land [the donkey's] dwelling? [The wild donkey looks down on] the multitude of the city & doesn't regard the driver crying [out.] The [mountain] range is his pasture & he searches after every green thing.

Will the [wild ox] be willing to serve you, or [stay in] your [pen?] Can you [tie up the wild ox to make him plow] furrows? Or will he harrow [to break up & make smooth] the valleys after you. Will you trust him, because his strength is great? Or will you leave [all your work] to him? Will you believe him, that he will bring home your [grain] & gather it into the barn?

[Did] you give [beautiful] wings to peacocks? Or wings & feathers to the ostrich? Which leaves her eggs in the [ground] & warms them in the [dirt.] And forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild [animal] may break them.

She is [indifferent to] her young ones, as though they weren't hers. Her labor is in vain without fear. Because God has deprived [the ostrich] of wisdom & neither has He [given] understanding to her. [At] times, she lifts herself on high & she [looks down] on the horse & [its] rider.

Have you given the horse [its] strength? Have you clothed his neck with [a mane that looks like] thunder [while galloping?] Can you make [the horse] afraid [& rear up to jump, like] a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. [The horse] paws [his hooves] in the valley & rejoices in his strength.

He goes on to [catch up with] the armed men. He [scoffs] at fear & isn't [frightened.] Neither does he turn [away] from the sword. The [bow's] quiver, the [glistening] spear & the shield rattle against him.

[The horse can hardly] believe the sound of the trumpet, [as his galloping hooves] swallow [up] the ground with fierceness & rage. He [laughs] among the trumpet [blasts] & smells the battle far [away] & the captains thunder & [shout] [out orders]

Does the hawk fly by your wisdom & stretch out [its] wings toward the south? Does the eagle mount up at your command & make her nest on high? She [lives & stays] upon the [cliff ledges] & the [secure places] of the rock.

From there, she seeks the prey & her eyes [see it from] far [away.] Her young [eaglets] suck up [the prey's] blood. She is where the slain are. [Matthew 24:28 For [wherever] the carcass is, the eagles will be gathered there.]

Job 38:1-41 Then, the Lord Answered Job Out of the Whirlwind

 

Then, the Lord Answered Job Out of the Whirlwind

Job 38:1-41                                  Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind & said, Who is this that darkens counsel [through] words without knowledge. [Job 34:35 Job has spoken without knowledge & his words are without wisdom.]

[Belt] up your [waist] like a man; for I will demand [questions] of you, [to] answer Me. Where [were] you when I laid the foundations of the earth? [Explain,] if you have understanding.

Who has laid [the earth's measurements,] if you know [that?] Or Who has stretched [out a measuring] line upon it? [Upon what] are the earth's foundations fastened? Or Who laid the cornerstone [of the earth's foundation?]

When [did] the morning stars sing together & all the sons of God shouted for joy? Or Who shut up the sea with doors, when it breaks out, like [it's thrust] out of the womb?

When [did] I [make] the clouds [the sea's] garment & the thick darkness, [like] a swaddling [blanket] for it, & [broke] them up for My [assigned place for them] & [put] bars & doors.  [Job 26:10 [God has surrounded] the waters with [boundaries,] until the day & night comes to an end.]

And [I] said, [From now on,] you shall come, but no further & here your proud waves [shall stay?] Have you commanded the morning, since your [life began] & caused the [sun rise] to know [its] place.

[Psalm 74:16-17 The day is Yours & the night is also Yours. You have prepared the light & the sun. You have [put] all all the borders of the earth. You have made summer & winter.]

[So] that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, [so] that the wicked might be shaken out of it. [Job 34:25 Therefore [God] knows their [deeds] & He [overthrows] them in the night, so they are destroyed.]

It [has] turned [like the] clay [used for] the seal [becomes firm,] & they stand [out, like decorations of] a garment. The light of the wicked is [withheld] & shall be broken [with] a high arm.

[Psalm 89:13-14 You have a mighty arm & strong is Your hand & high is Your [righteous] hand. Justice & judgment are the habitation of Your throne. Mercy & truth shall go before Your face.]

Have you entered into the [fountains] of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the [sea's depths?] Have the gates of death been opened to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? Have you [understood] the [width] of the earth? Declare [it to Me] if you know it all.

Where is the [path to] where light [dwells?] And where is the place for darkness, [so] that you should take it to [its boundaries] & you should know the paths to [its] house?

[Do] you know it, because you were born then? Or because the number of your [years] are [many?] Have you entered into the [snow's] treasures [that sparkle like diamonds?] Or have you seen the hail's] treasures, which I have [saved] against the time of trouble, against the day of battle & war?

[Joshua 10:11 And it [happened,] as they fled from before Israel & were going down to Beth Horon, that the Lord cast down [large] stones from heaven upon them [until] Azekah & they died. [There] were more [who] died of the hailstones, than [those] whom the children of Israel [struck down with the sword.]

By what [path] is light [separated, that] scatters the east wind upon the earth? Who has divided a [waterway] for the overflowing waters, or a [path] for [thunder's] lightning; to cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is.

And on the wilderness, where there is no man; To satisfy the desolate & [wastelands] & to cause the tender herb to bud & [sprout out?] [Does] the rain have a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

Out of whose womb [did] ice come [from?] And who [gives birth to] the frost [on the ground from] heaven? [Job 37:10 By the breath of God, frost is given & the [wide expanse] of water is [frozen straight.]

The waters are [hidden, like] with a [rock] & the [surface] of the deep [waters] is frozen. Can you [fasten] the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loosen the bands of Orion? Can you bring Mazzaroth [into view in its] season? Or Can you guide Arcturus [constellation a.k.a. The Great Bear] with his sons?

Do you know the [laws that control the heavens?] Can you [put those heavenly influences over] the earth? Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, [so an] abundance of waters may cover you? Can you send lightning, [so] that they may go [& hide] & say to you, Here we are?

Who has put wisdom in the [mind?] Or Who has given understanding to the heart? Who can [wisely count] the clouds? Or Who can [prevent the rain] of heaven [from pouring out like] bottles?

When [does] the dust [turns hard] & the [dirt] clods cling together? Will you hunt the prey for the lion? Or [satisfy] the appetite of the young lions, when they [crouch down] in their dens & [stay hidden] & lie in wait [to ambush?]

Who provides the food for the raven? When [its] young ones cry [out] to God, they wander for lack of [food.] [Psalm 147:9 [God] gives to the [animal its] food & to the young ravens which cry [out.]

Job 37:1-24 Elihu Mistakenly Tries to Describe God's Actions

 

Elihu Mistakenly Tries to Describe God's Actions

Job 37:1-24                                 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks]

My heart also trembles at this & [pounds] out of [its] place. [Listen] attentively [to God's thundering] voice & to the sound that [comes] out of His mouth. [God] directs [everything] under the whole heaven & [directs] His lightning to the ends of the earth.

After [God's] voice roars & He thunders with the voice of His [majesty,] God won't [make] them [cease] when His voice is heard. God thunders marvelously with His voice. He does great things, which we can't [fully understand.]

For [God] says to the snow, [Fall &] be on the earth & also to the [hard rains] of [God's] strength. [Psalm 147:16-17 [God] gives snow like wool & He scatters the [frost on the ground] like ashes. He casts [down] His ice like morsels [of food.] Who can stand before [God's] cold?]

[God suspends the work of] the hand of every man, [so] that all men may know [God's] work. [Psalm 109:26-27 Help me, O Lord, my God: O save me, according to Your mercy: [so] that they may know that this is [from] Your hand & that You, Lord, have done it.]

Then, the [animals] go into dens & remain in their places. Out of the south comes the [tornado] & cold out of the north.  Frost is given by the breath of God & the [expanse] of waters is [frozen straight.]

Also, by watering [God] wearies the thick cloud & [God] scatters His bright [clouds.] And the [cloud] turns [around] by [God's advice, so] that they may do [whatever] God commands them [to do] upon [surface] of the [whole] world. [God] causes it [to happen,] whether for correction, or for His land, or for mercy.

[Job 38:26-27 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, [where] there is no man; to satisfy the desolate [wastelands] & to cause the tender herb [to] bud & to [sprout out.]

[Pay attention] to this, O Job; stand still & consider the wondrous works of God. [Psalm 111:2 The works of the Lord are great & sought out [by] all of [those who] have pleasure [in them.]

Do you know when God put them [in place] & caused the light of His cloud to shine? Do you know the [balance] of the clouds & the wondrous words of [God, Who] is perfect in knowledge?

[Do you know] how your clothing [is] warm, when [God] quiets the earth [with] the south wind? Have you with [God, Who] is strong, spread out the sky, [that is like a molded mirror?]

Teach us what we shall say to [God;] for we can't [put] our speech in order, [because] of the darkness. Shall [God] be told [what I say?] If a man [speaks] surely he shall be swallowed up.

And now men [can't look at] the bright light, [that] is in the [clouded skies.] But the wind passes & cleanses them. With [God's] terrible majesty, fair weather comes [from] the north.

We can't find out [about anything related to] the Almighty. He is excellent in power & judgment, [with] plenty of justice & He won't afflict. [Romans 11:33-35 [Of] the depth & the [richness] of both the wisdom & knowledge of God!

His judgments & HIs ways are unsearchable & are [beyond] finding out. For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been [God's advisor?] Or who has first given to God & it shall be [repaid] to him again?]

Therefore, men fear [respect] [God.] He [isn't partial] to any [who have] wise [hearts.] [Matthew 11:25 At that time, Jesus answered & said, I thank You, O Father, Lord of heaven & earth, because You [have hidden] these things from the wise & [cautious] & have revealed them to babes.]