Iyov 38
38
1Then Hashem answered Iyov out of the whirlwind, and said,
2Who is this that darkeneth etzah (counsel) with words without da'as?
3Gird up now thy loins like a gever; for I will ask of thee, and thou wilt answer Me.
4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of eretz? Tell, if thou hast binah.
5Who hath drafted the dimensions thereof, if thou hast da'as? Or who hath stretched a measuring line across it?
6Whereupon are the foundations thereof set? Or who laid the even-pinnah (cornerstone) thereof,
7When the kokhvei boker sang together, and all the Bnei Elohim shouted for joy?
8Or who shut up the yam behind doors? Who brought it forth, issuing out of the rekhem (womb),
9When I made the anan the garment thereof, and thick darkness its swaddling band,
10And fixed bounds for it, and set bars and dlatot (doors),
11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; and poh (here) shall thy proud waves be stopped?
12Hast thou commanded the boker since thy yamim began; or caused the shachar (dawn) to know its place;
13That it might seize the ends of ha'aretz, that the resha'im be shaken out of it?
14It is changed like chomer (clay) under the khotam (seal); and they stand out like a garment.
15And from the resha'im their ohr is denied, and the upraised zero'a shall be broken.
16Hast thou entered into the springs of the yam? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the tehom?
17Have the sha'arei mavet been disclosed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the sha'arei tzalmavet?
18Hast thou perceived the expanse of eretz? Tell Me if thou hast da'as of it all.
19Where is the derech where ohr dwelleth? And as for choshech, where is the place thereof,
20That thou shouldest take it to its border, and that thou shouldest have da'as of the paths to its bais?
21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? Or because the mispar of thy yamim is so great?
22Hast thou entered into the otzrot (storehouses) of the snow? Or hast thou seen the otzrot of barad (hail),
23Which I have reserved for the time of tzar, for the yom kerav (battle) and milchamah (war)?
24Which is the derech where the ohr is distributed, where is scattered the east wind upon eretz?
25Who hath cut a channel for the overflowing of waters, or a derech for the lightning of thunder,
26To cause it to rain on eretz, where lo ish is; on midbar, wherein there is lo adam;
27To saturate a desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the desheh to spring forth?
28Hath the rain an av? Or who hath begotten the drops of tal (dew)?
29Out of whose beten cometh the ice? And the frost of Shomayim, who giveth birth to it?
30The mayim harden like even (stone), and the face of tehom is frozen.
31Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bonds of Orion?
32Canst thou bring forth Mazzarot in their times? Or canst thou guide the Bear with its banim?
33Knowest thou the chukkot of Shomayim? Canst thou set the rule over ha'aretz?
34Canst thou lift up thy kol (voice) to the clouds, that abundance of mayim may cover thee?
35Canst thou send lightning bolts, that they may go and say unto thee, Hineinu (here we are)?
36Who hath put chochmah in the inward parts, or who hath given binah to the mind?
37Who can number the clouds in chochmah, or who can tip the waterskins of Shomayim,
38When the dust hardens into a clump, and the clods cleave fast together?
39Wilt thou hunt the teref for the lioness, or fill the appetite of her whelps,
40When they crouch in their me'onot (dens), and abide in the lair to lie in ambush?
41Who provideth for the raven his food? When his young ones cry unto El, they wander about for lack of okhel.
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Job 38
38
God Speaks Now to Job
1Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
2“Who is this that darkens counsel [questioning my authority and wisdom]
By words without knowledge? [Job 35:16]
3“Now #38:3 A phrase often found in the Bible that is an urgent call to get ready for immediate action, or it may be a call to prepare for a coming action or event. The phrase is related to the type of clothing worn in ancient times. To keep from impeding the wearer during any vigorous activity, e.g. battle, exercise, strenuous work, etc., the loose ends of garments (tunics, cloaks, mantles, etc.) had to be gathered up and tucked into the girdle. The girdle was a band about six inches wide that had fasteners in front. It was worn around the loins (the midsection of the body between the lower ribs and the hips). Gird up your mind or gird up your heart are examples of variants of this phrase and call for mental or spiritual preparation for a coming challenge.gird up your loins like a man,
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!
4“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.
5“Who determined the measurements [of the earth], if you know?
Or who stretched the [measuring] line on it?
6“On what were its foundations fastened?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
7When the morning stars sang together
And all the sons of God (angels) shouted for joy?
8¶“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When it burst forth and went out of the womb;
9When I made the clouds its garment
And thick darkness its swaddling band,
10And marked for it My [appointed] boundary
And set bars and doors [defining the shorelines], [Jer 5:22]
11And said, ‘This far you shall come, but no farther;
And here your proud waves shall stop’? [Ps 89:9; 93:4]
God’s Mighty Power
12¶“Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
13So that light may take hold of the corners of the earth
And shake the wickedness out of it?
14“The earth is changed like clay into which a seal is pressed;
And the things [of the earth] stand out like a [multi-colored] garment.
15“Their light is withheld from the wicked,
And the uplifted arm is broken.
16¶“Have you entered and explored the springs of the sea
Or [have you] walked in the recesses of the deep?
17“Have the gates of death been revealed to you,
Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
18“Have you understood the expanse of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know all this.
19¶“Where is the #38:19 Light travels on a path or “way” through empty space at 299,792,458 meters per second (approximately 186,282 miles per second).way where light dwells?
And as for darkness, where is its place,
20That you may take it to its territory
And that you may know the paths to its house?
21“You [must] know, since you were born then,
And #38:21 Lit the number of your days is great.because you are so extremely old!
22“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
23Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
For the day of battle and war? [Ex 9:18; Josh 10:11; Is 30:30; Rev 16:21]
24“Where is the way that the light is distributed,
Or the east wind scattered over the earth?
25¶“Who has prepared a channel for the torrents of rain and for the flood,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,
26To bring rain on the uninhabited land,
And on the desert where no man lives,
27To satisfy the barren and desolate ground
And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?
28“Has the rain a father?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29“Out of whose womb has come the ice?
And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?
30“Water becomes like stone [and hides itself],
And the surface of the deep is frozen and imprisoned.
31¶“Can you bind the chains of [the cluster of stars called] Pleiades,
Or loose the cords of [the constellation] Orion?
32“Can you lead forth a #38:32 Heb Mazzaroth.constellation in its season,
And guide [the stars of] the Bear with her #38:32 Or satellites.sons?
33“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,
Or [can you] establish their rule over the earth?
34¶“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
So that an abundance of water will cover you?
35“Can you send forth lightnings that they may go
And say to you, ‘Here we are’?
36“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being [of man, or in the layers of clouds]
Or given understanding to the mind [of man, or to the heavenly display]?
37“Who can count the clouds by [earthly] wisdom,
Or pour out the water jars of the heavens,
38When the dust hardens into a mass
And the clods stick together [because of the heat]?
39¶“Can you [Job] hunt the prey for the lion,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions
40When they crouch in their dens
And lie in wait in their lair?
41“Who provides prey for the raven
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?
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