Job
Job 38
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Job 38 — Scripture text (King James Version)
Then the LORD3068 answered6030 347 out of the whirlwind5591, and said559, Who is this that darkeneth2821 counsel6098 by words4405 without knowledge1847? Gird up247 now thy loins2504 like a man1397; for I will demand7592 of thee, and answer3045 thou me. answer: Heb. make me know Where375 wast thou when I laid the foundations3245 of the earth776? declare5046, if thou hast3045 understanding998. hast: Heb. knowest understanding Who hath laid7760 the measures4461 thereof, if thou knowest3045? or who hath stretched5186 the line6957 upon it? Whereupon are the foundations134 thereof fastened2883? or who laid3384 the corner6438 stone68 thereof; foundations: Heb. sockets fastened: Heb. made to sink? When the morning1242 stars3556 sang7442 together3162, and all the sons1121 of God430 shouted7321 for joy? Or who shut up5526 the sea3220 with doors1817, when it brake forth1518, as if it had issued out3318 of the womb7358? When I made7760 the cloud6051 the garment3830 thereof, and thick darkness6205 a swaddlingband2854 for it, And brake up7665 for it my decreed2706 place, and set7760 bars1280 and doors1817, brake: or, established my decree upon it And said559, Hitherto5704 6311 shalt thou come935, but no further3254: and here shall thy proud1347 waves1530 be stayed7896? thy: Heb. the pride of thy waves Hast thou commanded6680 the morning1242 since thy days3117; and caused the dayspring7837 to know3045 his place4725; That it might take hold270 of the ends3671 of the earth776, that the wicked7563 might be shaken out5287 of it? ends: Heb. wings It is turned2015 as clay2563 to the 2368; and they stand3320 as a garment3830. And from the wicked7563 their light216 is withholden4513, and the high7311 arm2220 shall be broken7665. Hast thou entered935 into the springs5033 of the sea3220? or hast thou walked1980 in the search2714 of the depth8415? Have the gates8179 of death4194 been opened1540 unto thee? or hast thou seen7200 the doors8179 of the shadow of death6757? Hast thou perceived995 the breadth7338 of the earth776? declare5046 if thou knowest3045 it all. Where is the way1870 where light216 dwelleth7931? and as for darkness2822, where is the place4725 thereof, That thou shouldest take3947 it to the bound1366 thereof, and that thou shouldest know995 the paths5410 to the house1004 thereof? to the bound: or, at, etc Knowest3045 thou it, because thou wast then born3205? or because the number4557 of thy days3117 is great7227? Hast thou entered935 into the treasures214 of the snow7950? or hast thou seen7200 the treasures214 of the hail1259, Which I have reserved2820 against the time6256 of trouble6862, against the day3117 of battle7128 and war4421? By what335 way1870 is the light216 parted2505, which scattereth6327 the east wind6921 upon the earth776? Who hath divided6385 a watercourse8585 for the overflowing of waters7858, or a way1870 for the lightning2385 of thunder6963; To cause it to rain4305 the earth776, where no man376 is; the wilderness4057, wherein there is no man120; To satisfy7646 the desolate7722 and waste4875 ground; and to cause the bud4161 of the tender herb1877 to spring forth6779? Hath3426 the rain4306 a father1? or who hath begotten3205 the drops96 of dew2919? Out of whose womb990 came3318 the ice7140? and the hoary frost3713 of heaven8064, who hath gendered3205 it? The waters4325 are hid2244 as with a stone68, and the face6440 of the deep8415 is frozen3920. is: Heb. is taken Canst thou bind7194 the sweet influences4575 of Pleiades3598, or loose6605 the bands4189 of Orion3685? Pleiades: or, the seven stars: Heb. Cimah : Heb. Cesil? Canst thou bring forth3318 Mazzaroth4216 in his season6256? or canst thou guide5148 Arcturus5906 with his sons1121? Mazzaroth: or, the twelve signs guide: Heb. guide them Knowest3045 thou the ordinances2708 of heaven8064? canst thou set7760 the dominion4896 thereof in the earth776? Canst thou lift up7311 thy voice6963 to the clouds5645, that abundance8229 of waters4325 may cover3680 thee? Canst thou send7971 lightnings1300, that they may go3212, and say559 unto thee, Here we are? Here: Heb. Behold us? Who hath 7896 2451 in the inward parts2910? or who hath given5414 understanding998 to the heart7907? Who can number5608 the clouds7834 in 2451? or who can stay7901 the bottles5035 of heaven8064, stay: Heb. cause to lie down When the dust6083 groweth3332 into hardness4165, and the clods7263 cleave fast together1692? groweth: or, is turned into mire: Heb. is poured Wilt thou hunt6679 the prey2964 for the 3833? or fill4390 the appetite2416 of the young lions3715, the appetite: Heb. the life When they couch7817 in their dens4585, and abide3427 in the covert5521 to3926 lie in wait695? Who provideth3559 for the 6158 his food6718? when his young ones3206 cry7768 unto God410, they wander8582 for lack1097 of meat400.