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Job 38:1

Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

Then the Lord answered Job out of a whirlwind, and said :

Job 38:2

Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?

"Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?

Who is this that wrappeth up sentences in unskillful words?

Job 38:3

Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Brace yourself like a man, For I will question you, then you answer me!

Gird up thy loins like a man : I will ask thee, and answer thou me.

Job 38:4

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

Where wast thou when I laid up the foundations of the earth ? tell me if thou hast understanding.

Job 38:5

Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?

Who determined the measures of it, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

Job 38:6

Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,

Whereupon were the foundations of it fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

Upon what are its bases grounded? or who laid the corner stone thereof,

Job 38:7

When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

When the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful melody?

Job 38:8

Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb;

"Or who shut up the sea with doors, When it broke forth from the womb,

Who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as issuing out of the womb :

Job 38:9

When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

When I made clouds the garment of it, Thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

when I made a cloud the garment thereof, and wrapped it in a mist as in swaddling bands?

Job 38:10

And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,

Marked out for it my bound, Set bars and doors,

I set my bounds around it, and made it bars and doors :

Job 38:11

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

And said, 'Here you may come, but no further; Here shall your proud waves be stayed?'

And I said : Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt go no further, and here thou shalt break thy swelling waves.

Job 38:12

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place;

"Have you commanded the morning in your days, And caused the dawn to know its place;

Didst thou since thy birth command the morning, and shew the dawning of the day its place?

Job 38:13

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And shake the wicked out of it?

And didst thou hold the extremities of the earth shaking them, and hast thou shaken the ungodly out of it?

Job 38:14

It is changed as clay under the seal; And [all things] stand forth as a garment:

It is changed as clay under the seal, And stands forth as a garment.

The seal shall be restored as clay, and shall stand as a garment :

Job 38:15

And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

From the wicked, their light is withheld, The high arm is broken.

From the wicked their light shall be taken away, and the high arm shall be broken.

Job 38:16

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?

"Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

Hast thou entered into the depths of the sea, and walked in the lowest parts of the deep?

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Have the gates of death been opened to thee, and hast thou seen the darksome doors?

Job 38:18

Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.

Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if you know it all.

Hast thou considered the breadth of the earth? tell me, if thou knowest all things?

Job 38:19

Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

"What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is the place of it,

Where is the way where light dwelleth, and where is the place of darkness :

Job 38:20

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?

That you should take it to the bound of it, That you should discern the paths to the house of it?

That thou mayst bring every thing to its own bounds, and understand the paths of the house thereof.

Job 38:21

[Doubtless], thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!

Surely you know, for you were born then, And the number of your days is great!

Didst thou know then that thou shouldst be born ? and didst thou know the number of thy days?

Job 38:22

Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, Or have you seen the treasures of the hail,

Hast thou entered into the storehouses of the snow, or has thou beheld the treasures of the hail :

Job 38:23

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?

Which I have prepared for the time of the enemy, against the day of battle and war?

Job 38:24

By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

By what way is the lightning distributed, Or the east wind scattered on the earth?

By what way is the light spread, and heat divided upon the earth?

Job 38:25

Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

Who has cut a channel for the flood water, Or the path for the thunderstorm;

Who gave a course to violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder :

Job 38:26

To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, in which there is no man;

That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth :

Job 38:27

To satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

To satisfy the waste and desolate ground, To cause the tender grass to spring forth?

That it should fill the desert and desolate land, and should bring forth green grass?

Job 38:28

Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?

Who is the father of rain ? or who begot the drops of dew?

Job 38:29

Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

Out of whose womb came the ice? The gray frost of the sky, who has given birth to it?

Out of whose womb came the ice; and the frost from heaven who hath gendered it?

Job 38:30

The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.

The waters become hard like stone, When the surface of the deep is frozen.

The waters are hardened like a stone, and the surface of the deep is congealed.

Job 38:31

Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?

"Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loosen the cords of Orion?

Shalt thou be able to join together the shining stars the Pleiades, or canst thou stop the turning about of Arcturus?

Job 38:32

Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?

Can you lead forth the constellations in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?

Canst thou bring forth the day star in its time, and make the evening star to rise upon the children of the earth?

Job 38:33

Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?

Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish the dominion of it over the earth?

Dost thou know the order of heaven, and canst thou set down the reason thereof on the earth?

Job 38:34

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?

"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you?

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that an abundance of waters may cover thee?

Job 38:35

Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?

Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, 'Here we are?'

Canst thou send lightnings, and will they go, and will they return and say to thee : Here we are?

Job 38:36

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

Who hath put wisdom in the heart of man? or who gave the cock understanding?

Job 38:37

Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky,

Who can declare the order of the heavens, or who can make the harmony of heaven to sleep?

Job 38:38

When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?

When the dust runs into a mass, And the clods of earth stick together?

When was the dust poured on the earth, and the clods fastened together?

Job 38:39

Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

"Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Wilt thou take the prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of her whelps,

Job 38:40

When they couch in their dens, [And] abide in the covert to lie in wait?

When they crouch in their dens, And lie in wait in the thicket?

When they couch in the dens and lie in wait in holes?

Job 38:41

Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?

Who provides for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry to God, And wander for lack of food?

Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat?

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The World English Online Bible (WLD)

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