“1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who
[is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 3 Gird up
now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou
me.”
“4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare,
if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if
thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are
the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted
for joy? 8 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 cloud the garment
thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, 10 And brake up for
it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors, 11 And said, Hitherto
shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be
stayed?”
“12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the
dayspring to know his place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of
the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? 14 It is turned as
clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment. 15 And from the wicked
their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. 16 Hast
thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the
search of the depth? 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?
or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? 18 Hast thou
perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. 19
Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where
[is] the place thereof, 20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound
thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof?
21 Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the
number of thy days [is] great? 22 Hast thou entered into the treasures
of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, 23 Which I
have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and
war? 24 By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east
wind upon the earth?”
“25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a
way for the lightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth,
[where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man; 27 To
satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the
tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath
begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the
hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30 The waters are hid as
[with] a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. 31 Canst thou bind
the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? 32 Canst
thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus
with his sons? 33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set
the dominion thereof in the earth? 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to
the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? 35 Canst thou send
lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]? 36 Who
hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to
the heart? 37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the
bottles of heaven, 38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods
cleave fast together? 39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill
the appetite of the young lions, 40 When they couch in [their] dens,
[and] abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41 Who provideth for the raven
his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of
meat.” (Job 38:1-41 AV)
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