Job 38
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1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:1Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
2“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?2"Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?
3Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.3Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.4"Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
5Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?5Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,6On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone--
7while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?7while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
8Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,8"Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
9when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,9when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,
10when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,10when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,
11and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?11when I said, 'This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt'?
12In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,12"Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place,
13that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?13that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?
14The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.14The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment.
15Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.15The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.
16Have you journeyed to the vents of the sea or walked in the trenches of the deep?16"Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?
17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?17Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?
18Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.18Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.
19Where is the way to the home of light? Do you know where darkness resides,19"What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside?
20so you can lead it back to its border? Do you know the paths to its home?20Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings?
21Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!21Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!
22Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,22"Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,
23which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?23which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?
24In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?24What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?
25Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,25Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,
26to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,26to water a land where no one lives, an uninhabited desert,
27to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?27to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?
28Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?28Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew?
29From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,29From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens
30when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?30when the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen?
31Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?31"Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion's belt?
32Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?32Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs?
33Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?33Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God's dominion over the earth?
34Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?34"Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?
35Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?35Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'?
36Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?36Who gives the ibis wisdom or gives the rooster understanding?
37Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens37Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens
38when the dust hardens into a mass and the clods of earth stick together?38when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together?
39Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions39"Do you hunt the prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of the lions
40when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?40when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in a thicket?
41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
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