Job 38

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1	Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:	Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,	Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,	Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2	“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?	Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?	“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?	Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?
3	Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.	Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.	Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!	Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
4	Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.	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 the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
5	Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?	Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?	Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?	Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
6	On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,	Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;	What were its foundations fastened on? Or who laid its cornerstone,	Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
7	while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?	When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?	when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?	When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8	Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,	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 out of the womb,	Or who shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;
9	when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,	When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,	when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,	When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
10	when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,	And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,	marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,	And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,
11	and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?	And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?	and said, ‘You may come here, but no further. Your proud waves shall be stopped here’?	And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12	In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,	Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;	“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,	Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place;
13	that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?	That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?	that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?	That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
14	The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.	It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.	It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.	It is changed as clay under the seal; And all things stand forth as a garment:
15	Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.	And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.	From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.	And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.
16	Have you journeyed to the vents of the sea or walked in the trenches of the deep?	Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?	“Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?	Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
17	Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?	Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors 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 revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
18	Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.	Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.	Have you comprehended the earth in its width? Declare, if you know it all.	Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
19	Where is the way to the home of light? Do you know where darkness resides,	Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,	“What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,	Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20	so you can lead it back to its border? Do you know the paths to its home?	That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?	that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?	That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?
21	Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!	Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?	Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!	Doubtless, thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!
22	Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,	Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,	Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,	Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23	which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?	Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?	which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?	Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?
24	In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?	By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?	By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?	By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
25	Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,	Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;	Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm,	Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;
26	to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,	To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;	to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,	To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27	to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?	To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?	to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow?	To satisfy the waste and desolate ground, And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
28	Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?	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?	Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29	From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,	Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?	Whose womb did the ice come out of? Who has given birth to the gray frost of the sky?	Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30	when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?	The waters are hid as with a 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 hide themselves and become like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.
31	Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?	Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?	“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?	Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?
32	Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?	Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?	Can you lead the constellations out in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?	Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?
33	Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?	Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?	Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?	Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
34	Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?	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 abundance of waters may cover thee?
35	Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?	Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?	Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?	Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?
36	Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?	Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?	Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?	Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
37	Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens	Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,	Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the containers of the sky,	Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
38	when the dust hardens into a mass and the clods of earth stick together?	When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?	when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?	When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?
39	Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions	Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,	“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,	Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40	when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?	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 their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41	Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?	Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.	Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?	Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, And wander for lack of food?