12 look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand.
12 Target the arrogant and bring them to their knees. Stop the wicked in their tracks - make mincemeat of them!
12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.
12 Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand.
16 What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly!
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
16 Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.
16 Just look at the strength of his back, the powerful muscles of his belly.
16 See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.
16 See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly.
(Read Job 40:15-24)
God, for the further proving of his own power, describes two vast animals, far exceeding man in bulk and strength. Behemoth signifies beasts. Most understand it of an animal well known in Egypt, called the river-horse, or hippopotamus. This vast animal is noticed as an argument to humble ourselves before the great God; for he created this vast animal, which is so fearfully and wonderfully made. Whatever strength this or any other creature has, it is derived from God. He that made the soul of man, knows all the ways to it, and can make the sword of justice, his wrath, to approach and touch it. Every godly man has spiritual weapons, the whole armour of God, to resist, yea, to overcome the tempter, that his never-dying soul may be safe, whatever becomes of his frail flesh and mortal body.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 40:12
Commentary on Job 40:6-14
(Read Job 40:6-14)
Those who profit by what they have heard from God, shall hear more from him. And those who are truly convinced of sin, yet need to be more thoroughly convinced and more humbled. No doubt God, and he only, has power to humble and bring down proud men; he has wisdom to know when and how to do it, and it is not for us to teach him how to govern the world. Our own hands cannot save us by recommending us to God's grace, much less rescuing us from his justice; and therefore into his hand we must commit ourselves. The renewal of a believer proceeds in the same way of conviction, humbling, and watchfulness against remaining sin, as his first conversion. When convinced of many evils in our conduct, we still need convincing of many more.