Job 40:13-15

New Catholic Bible

¹³Bury all of them in the earth^[a] together,
and shroud their faces in an unknown grave.
¹⁴Then I in turn will acknowledge to you
that your own right hand is strong enough to save you.

Behemoth . . . the First of God’s Works^[b]

¹⁵“Look at Behemoth whom I made just as I made you;
it feeds on grass like an ox.

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Footnotes

Job 40:13 Earth: literally, “dust,” i.e., the netherworld, dark dwelling place of the dead.
Job 40:15 Behemoth: i.e., the beast par excellence; here it refers to the hippopotamus who is impressive by its power; the other animals acknowledge its royalty.

New Catholic Bible (NCB)

Job 40:13-15 New Catholic Bible

Behemoth . . . the First of God’s Works[b]

Footnotes

Job 40:13-15

New Catholic Bible

Behemoth . . . the First of God’s Works^[b]