Job 40:13-24 Common English Bible (CEB)

13. Hide them together in the dust;bind their faces in a hidden place.

14. Then I, even I, will praise you,for your strong hand has delivered you.

15. Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you;he eats grass like cattle.

16. Look, his strength is in his thighs,his power in stomach muscles.

17. He stiffens his tail like a cedar;the tendons in his thighs are tightly woven.

18. His bones are like bronze tubes,his limbs like iron bars.

19. He is the first of God’s acts;only his maker can come near him with a sword.

20. Indeed, the hills bring him tribute,places where all the wild animals play.

21. He lies under the lotuses,under the cover of reed and marsh.

22. The lotuses screen him with shade;poplars of the stream surround him.

23. If the river surges, he doesn’t hurry;he is confident even though the Jordan gushes into his mouth.

24. Can he be seized by his eyes?Can anyone pierce his nose by hooks?

Job 40