Job 38
38
1And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: —
2Who [is] this — darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?
3Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.
4Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding.
5Who placed its measures — if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line?
6On what have its sockets been sunk? Or who hath cast its corner-stone?
7In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy,
8And He shutteth up with doors the sea, In its coming forth, from the womb it goeth out.
9In My making a cloud its clothing, And thick darkness its swaddling band,
10And I measure over it My statute, And place bar and doors,
11And say, ‘Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.’
12Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place?
13To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,
14It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed.
15And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.
16Hast thou come in to springs of the sea? And in searching the deep Hast thou walked up and down?
17Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see?
18Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare — if thou hast known it all.
19Where [is] this — the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where [is] this — its place?
20That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house.
21Thou hast known — for then thou art born And the number of thy days [are] many!
22Hast thou come in unto the treasure of snow? Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see?
23That I have kept back for a time of distress, For a day of conflict and battle.
24Where [is] this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth.
25Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?
26To cause [it] to rain on a land — no man, A wilderness — no man in it.
27To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?
28Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it?
30As a stone waters are hidden, And the face of the deep is captured.
31Dost thou bind sweet influences of Kimah? Or the attractions of Kesil dost thou open?
32Dost thou bring out Mazzaroth in its season? And Aysh for her sons dost thou comfort?
33Hast thou known the statutes of heaven? Or dost thou appoint Its dominion in the earth?
34Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?
35Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, ‘Behold us?’
36Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?
37Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,
38In the hardening of dust into hardness, And clods cleave together?
39Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil?
40When they bow down in dens — Abide in a thicket for a covert?
41Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.
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Job 38
38
The LORD Answers Job
1Then out of the storm the LORD spoke to Job.
The LORD
2Who are you to question my wisdom
with your ignorant, empty words?
3Now stand up straight
and answer the questions I ask you.
4Were you there when I made the world?
If you know so much, tell me about it.
5Who decided how large it would be?
Who stretched the measuring line over it?
Do you know all the answers?
6What holds up the pillars that support the earth?
Who laid the cornerstone of the world?
7In the dawn of that day the stars sang together,
and the heavenly beings#38.7 heavenly beings: See 1.6. shouted for joy.
8 #
Jer 5.22
Who closed the gates to hold back the sea#38.8 to hold back the sea: See 26.12.
when it burst from the womb of the earth?
9It was I who covered the sea with clouds
and wrapped it in darkness.
10I marked a boundary for the sea
and kept it behind bolted gates.
11I told it, “So far and no farther!
Here your powerful waves must stop.”
12Job, have you ever in all your life
commanded a day to dawn?
13Have you ordered the dawn to seize the earth
and shake the wicked from their hiding places?
14Daylight makes the hills and valleys stand out
like the folds of a garment,
clear as the imprint of a seal on clay.
15The light of day is too bright for the wicked
and restrains them from deeds of violence.
16Have you been to the springs in the depths of the sea?
Have you walked on the floor of the ocean?
17Has anyone ever shown you the gates
that guard the dark world of the dead?
18Have you any idea how big the world is?
Answer me if you know.
19Do you know where the light comes from
or what the source of darkness is?
20Can you show them how far to go,
or send them back again?
21I am sure you can, because you're so old
and were there when the world was made!
22Have you ever visited the storerooms,
where I keep the snow and the hail?
23I keep them ready for times of trouble,
for days of battle and war.
24Have you been to the place where the sun comes up,
or the place from which the east wind blows?
25Who dug a channel for the pouring rain
and cleared the way for the thunderstorm?
26Who makes rain fall where no one lives?
27Who waters the dry and thirsty land,
so that grass springs up?
28Does either the rain or the dew have a father?
29Who is the mother of the ice and the frost,
30which turn the waters to stone
and freeze the face of the sea?
31 #
Job 9.9; Amos 5.8 Can you tie the Pleiades together
or loosen the bonds that hold Orion?
32Can you guide the stars season by season
and direct the Great and the Little Bear?
33Do you know the laws that govern the skies,
and can you make them apply to the earth?
34Can you shout orders to the clouds
and make them drench you with rain?
35And if you command the lightning to flash,
will it come to you and say, “At your service”?
36Who tells the ibis#38.36 ibis: A bird in ancient Egypt that was believed to announce the flooding of the River Nile. when the Nile will flood,
or who tells the cock that rain will fall?#38.36 Verse 36 in Hebrew is unclear.
37Who is wise enough to count the clouds
and tilt them over to pour out the rain,
38rain that hardens the dust into lumps?
39Do you find food for lions to eat,
and satisfy hungry young lions
40when they hide in their caves,
or lie in wait in their dens?
41Who is it that feeds the ravens
when they wander about hungry,
when their young cry to me for food?
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