Job 40:9-24 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

9. Do you have a powerful armand a thundering voicethat compare with mine?

10. If so, then surround yourselfwith glory and majesty.

13. Wrap them in grave clothesand bury them togetherin the dusty soil.

14. Do this, and I will agreethat you have wonthis argument.

15. I created both youand the hippopotamus.It eats only grass like an ox,

16. but look at the mighty musclesin its body

17. and legs.Its tail is like a cedar tree,and its thighs are thick.

18. The bones in its legsare like bronze or iron.

19. I made it more powerfulthan any other creature,yet I am stronger still.

20. Undisturbed, it eats grasswhile the other animalsplay nearby.

23. It remains calm and unafraidwith the River Jordan rushingand splashing in its face.

24. There is no way to capturea hippopotamus—not even by hooking its noseor blinding its eyes.

Job 40