Job 38:1 Then the LORD3068 answered6030 Job347 out of the whirlwind,5591 and said,5592 Who is this that darkeneth2821 counsel6098 by words4405 without knowledge?18473 Gird up247 now thy loins2504 like a man;1397 for I will demand7592 of thee, and answer3045 thou me.{Heb. make me know}
Job 38:4 Where375 wast thou when I laid the foundations3245 of the earth?776 declare,5046 if thou hast3045 understanding.998{Heb. if thou knowest understanding}5 Who hath laid7760 the measures4461 thereof, if thou knowest?3045 or who hath stretched5186 the line6957 upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations134{Heb. sockets} thereof fastened?2883{Heb. made to sink} or who laid3384 the corner6438 stone68 thereof;
7 When the morning1242 stars3556 sang7442 together,3162 and all the sons1121 of God430 shouted7321 for joy?
8 Or who shut up5526 the sea3220 with doors,1817 when it brake forth,1518asif it had issued out3318 of the womb?73589 When I made7760 the cloud6051 the garment3830 thereof, and thick darkness6205 a swaddlingband2854 for it,
10 And brake up7665 for it my decreed2706place,{Or, established my decree upon it} and set7760 bars1280 and doors,181711 And said,559 Hitherto57046311 shalt thou come,935 but no further:3254 and here shall thy proud1347 waves1530{Heb. the pride of thy waves} be stayed?7896
Job 38:12 Hast thou commanded6680 the morning1242 since thy days;3117and caused the dayspring7837 to know3045 his place;472513 That it might take hold270 of the ends3671{Heb. wings} of the earth,776 that the wicked7563 might be shaken out5287 of it?
14 It is turned2015 as clay2563to the seal;2368 and they stand3320 as a garment.383015 And from the wicked7563 their light216 is withholden,4513 and the high7311 arm2220 shall be broken.766516 Hast thou entered935 into the springs5033 of the sea?3220 or hast thou walked1980 in the search2714 of the depth?841517 Have the gates8179 of death4194 been opened1540 unto thee? or hast thou seen7200 the doors8179 of the shadow of death?675718 Hast thou perceived995 the breadth7338 of the earth?776 declare5046 if thou knowest3045 it all.
Job 38:19 Where is the way1870where light216 dwelleth?7931 and asfor darkness,2822 where is the place4725 thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take3947 it to{Or, at} the bound1366 thereof, and that thou shouldest know995 the paths5410to the house1004 thereof?
21 Knowest3045 thou it, because thou wast then born?3205 or because the number4557 of thy days3117is great?722722 Hast thou entered935 into the treasures214 of the snow?7950 or hast thou seen7200 the treasures214 of the hail,125923 Which I have reserved2820 against the time6256 of trouble,6862 against the day3117 of battle7128 and war?442124 By what335 way1870 is the light216 parted,2505which scattereth6327 the east wind6921 upon the earth?77625 Who hath divided6385 a watercourse8585 for the overflowing of waters,7858 or a way1870 for the lightning2385 of thunder;696326 To cause it to rain4305 on the earth,776where no man376is;on the wilderness,4057 wherein thereis no man;12027 To satisfy7646 the desolate7722 and waste4875ground; and to cause the bud4161 of the tender herb1877 to spring forth?677928 Hath3426 the rain4306 a father?1 or who hath begotten3205 the drops96 of dew?291929 Out of whose womb990 came3318 the ice?7140 and the hoary frost3713 of heaven,8064 who hath gendered3205 it?
30 The waters4325 are hid2244 as with a stone,68 and the face6440 of the deep8415 is frozen.3920{Heb. is taken}
Job 38:31 Canst thou bind7194 the sweet influences4575 of Pleiades,3598{Or, the seven stars. Heb. Cimah} or loose6605 the bands4189 of Orion?3685{Heb. Cesil}32 Canst thou bring forth3318 Mazzaroth4216{Or, the twelve signs} in his season?6256 or canst thou guide5148{Heb. guide them} Arcturus5906 with his sons?112133 Knowest3045 thou the ordinances2708 of heaven?8064 canst thou set7760 the dominion4896 thereof in the earth?77634 Canst thou lift up7311 thy voice6963 to the clouds,5645 that abundance8229 of waters4325 may cover3680 thee?
35 Canst thou send7971 lightnings,1300 that they may go,3212 and say559 unto thee, Here we are?{Heb. behold us}36 Who hath put7896 wisdom2451 in the inward parts?2910 or who hath given5414 understanding998 to the heart?790737 Who can number5608 the clouds7834 in wisdom?2451 or who can stay7901{Heb. who can cause to lie down} the bottles5035 of heaven,806438 When the dust6083{Or, when the dust is turned into mire:} groweth3332{Heb. is poured} into hardness,4165 and the clods7263 cleave fast together?1692
Job 38:39 Wilt thou hunt6679 the prey2964 for the lion?3833 or fill4390 the appetite2416{Heb. the life} of the young lions,371540 When they couch7817 in their dens,4585and abide3427 in the covert5521 to3926 lie in wait?69541 Who provideth3559 for the raven6158 his food?6718 when his young ones3206 cry7768 unto God,410 they wander8582 for lack1097 of meat.400