Job 38
38
The Lord Reveals His Omnipotence to Job
1Then the Lord answered Job #Ex. 19:16; Job 40:6out of the whirlwind, and said:
2“Who#Job 34:35; 42:3 is this who darkens counsel
By #1 Tim. 1:7words without knowledge?
3#Job 40:7Now prepare yourself like a man;
I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
4“Where#Job 15:7; Ps. 104:5 were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.
5Who determined its measurements?
Surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6To what were its foundations fastened?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
7When the morning stars sang together,
And all #Job 1:6the sons of God shouted for joy?
8“Or#Gen. 1:9; Ps. 33:7; 104:9; Prov. 8:29; (Jer. 5:22) who shut in the sea with doors,
When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
9When I made the clouds its garment,
And thick darkness its swaddling band;
10When #Job 26:10I fixed My limit for it,
And set bars and doors;
11When I said,
‘This far you may come, but no farther,
And here your proud waves #(Ps. 89:9; 93:4)must stop!’
12“Have you #(Ps. 74:16; 148:5)commanded the morning since your days began,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
And #Job 34:25; Ps. 104:35the wicked be shaken out of it?
14It takes on form like clay under a seal,
And stands out like a garment.
15From the wicked their #Job 18:5; (Prov. 13:9)light is withheld,
And #(Num. 15:30); Ps. 10:15; 37:17the upraised arm is broken.
16“Have you #(Ps. 77:19); Prov. 8:24entered the springs of the sea?
Or have you walked in search of the depths?
17Have #Ps. 9:13the gates of death been revealed to you?
Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know all this.
19“Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place,
20That you may take it to its territory,
That you may know the paths to its home?
21Do you know it, because you were born then,
Or because the number of your days is great?
22“Have you entered #Ps. 135:7the treasury of snow,
Or have you seen the treasury of hail,
23#Ex. 9:18; Josh. 10:11; Is. 30:30; Ezek. 13:11, 13; Rev. 16:21Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
For the day of battle and war?
24By what way is light diffused,
Or the east wind scattered over the earth?
25“Who #Job 28:26has divided a channel for the overflowing water,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,
26To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one,
A wilderness in which there is no man;
27#Ps. 104:13, 14; 107:35To satisfy the desolate waste,
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?
28#Job 36:27, 28; (Ps. 147:8; Jer. 14:22)Has the rain a father?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29From whose womb comes the ice?
And the #(Job 37:10); Ps. 147:16, 17frost of heaven, who gives it birth?
30The waters harden like stone,
And the surface of the deep is #(Job 37:10)frozen.
31“Can you bind the cluster of the #Job 9:9; Amos 5:8Pleiades,
Or loose the belt of Orion?
32Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season?
Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs?
33Do you know #(Ps. 148:6); Jer. 31:35, 36the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you set their dominion over the earth?
34“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
That an abundance of water may cover you?
35Can you send out lightnings, that they may go,
And say to you, ‘Here we are!’?
36#(Job 9:4; 32:8; Ps. 51:6; Eccl. 2:26; James 1:5)Who has put wisdom in the mind?
Or who has given understanding to the heart?
37Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
38When the dust hardens in clumps,
And the clods cling together?
39“Can#Ps. 104:21 you hunt the prey for the lion,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40When they crouch in their dens,
Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?
41#Ps. 147:9; (Matt. 6:26; Luke 12:24)Who provides food for the raven,
When its young ones cry to God,
And wander about for lack of food?
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Job 38
38
The LORD Speaks: Who Is Able to Challenge Me?
1Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm.
2“Who is this that belittles my advice
with words that do not show any knowledge ⌞about it⌟?
3Brace yourself like a man!
I will ask you, and you will teach me.
The LORD Speaks about Creation
4“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me if you have ⌞such⌟ insight.
5Who determined its dimensions?
Certainly, you know!
Who stretched a measuring line over it?
6On what were its footings sunk?
Who laid its cornerstone
7when the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8“Who shut the sea behind gates
when it burst through and came out of the womb,
9when I clothed it with clouds
and wrapped it up in dark clouds,
10when I set a limit for it
and put up bars and gates,
11when I said, ‘You may come this far but no farther.
Here your proud waves will stop’?
12“Have you ever given orders to the morning
or assigned a place for the dawn
13so that it could grab the earth by its edges
and shake wicked people out of it?
14The earth changes like clay stamped by a seal,
and ⌞parts of it⌟ stand out like ⌞folds in⌟ clothing.
15Wicked people are deprived of their light,
and an arm raised ⌞in victory⌟ is broken.
16Have you gone to the springs in the sea
or walked through the valleys of the ocean depths?
17Have the gateways to death been revealed to you,
or have you seen the gateways to total darkness?
18Have you ⌞even⌟ considered how wide the earth is?
Tell me, if you know all of this!
19“What is the way to the place where light lives?
Where is the home of darkness
20so that you may lead it to its territory,
so that you may know the path to its home?
21You must know because you were born then
and have lived such a long time!
22Have you been to the warehouses where snow is stored
or seen the warehouses for hail
23that I have stored up for the time of trouble,
for the day of battle and war?
24Which is the way to the place where light is scattered
and the east wind is spread across the earth?
25“Who made a channel for the flooding rains
and a path for the thunderstorms
26to bring rain on a land where no one lives,
on a desert where there are no humans,
27to saturate the desolate wasteland
in order to make it sprout with grass?
28Does the rain have a father?
Who gave birth to the dewdrops?
29From whose womb came the ice,
and who has given birth to the frost in the air?
30The water hardens like a stone,
and the surface of the ocean freezes over.
31“Can you connect the chains of the ⌞constellation⌟ Pleiades
or untie the ropes of Orion?
32Can you bring out the constellations at the right time
or guide Ursa Major with its cubs?
33Do you know the laws of the sky
or make them rule the earth?
34Can you call to the clouds
and have a flood of water cover you?
35Can you send lightning flashes so that they may go and say to you,
‘Here we are’?
36Who put wisdom in the heart
or gave understanding to the mind?
37Who is wise enough to count the clouds
or pour out the water jars of heaven
38when the dirt hardens into clumps
and the soil clings together?
The Lioness
39“Can you hunt prey for the lioness
and satisfy the hunger of her cubs
40as they crouch in their dens
and lie ready to ambush from their lairs?
The Crow
41“Who provides food for the crow
when its young ones cry to God
and wander around in need of food?
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