Job 38
1 The Lord Speaks
1 Then the Lord answered JobS Job 11:5 out of the storm.S Ex 14:21; S 1Sa 2:10Job 40:6Isa 21:1; Eze 1:4 He said: 1 Job 40:6
2 "Who is this that darkens my counselS 1Ki 22:5; Isa 40:13 2 with words without knowledge?Job 35:16; 42:3S Job 34:35; Mk 10:381Ti 1:7 2 1Ti 1:7
3 Brace yourself like a man; 3 I will question you, 3 and you shall answer me.Job 40:742:4; Mk 11:29 3 Job 40:7
4 "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?S ver 5; S Ge 1:1; S 1Sa 2:8Ps 104:5; Pr 8:29 4 Ps 104:5; Pr 8:29 4 Tell me, if you understand.ver 18; S Job 34:13; Pr 30:4
5 Who marked off its dimensions?ver 4; Ps 102:25Pr 8:29; Isa 40:1248:13; Jer 31:37 Surely you know! 5 Pr 8:29; Isa 40:12 5 Who stretched a measuring lineJer 31:39; Zec 1:16; 4:9-10 across it?
6 On what were its footings set,Pr 8:25 6 or who laid its cornerstoneS Job 26:7— 6 Job 26:7
7 while the morning starsS Ge 1:16 sang togetherPs 19:1-4; 148:2-3 7 and all the angels[a] Hebrew the sons of GodS 1Ki 22:19 shouted for joy?S Dt 16:15
8 "Who shut up the sea behind doorsver 11; Ps 33:7; Pr 8:29Jer 5:22 8 Jer 5:22 8 when it burst forth from the womb,S Ge 1:9-10 8 Ge 1:9-10
9 when I made the clouds its garment 9 and wrapped it in thick darkness,S Ge 1:2
10 when I fixed limits for itS Job 28:25Ps 33:7; 104:9Isa 40:12 10 Ps 33:7; 104:9 10 and set its doors and bars in place,Ne 3:3Job 7:1226:10 10 Job 26:10
11 when I said, 'This far you may come and no farther;S ver 8 11 here is where your proud waves halt'?Ps 65:789:9104:6-9 11 Ps 89:9
12 "Have you ever given orders to the morning,Ps 57:8 12 or shown the dawn its place,Ps 74:16; Am 5:8
13 that it might take the earth by the edges 13 and shake the wickedPs 104:35 out of it?S Job 8:22 13 Ps 104:35
14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;Ex 28:11 14 its features stand out like those of a garment.
15 The wicked are denied their light,S Dt 28:29; S Job 15:22; S 18:5 15 Job 18:5 15 and their upraised arm is broken.S Ge 17:14; S Job 4:10; S 31:22Ps 10:15 15 Ps 10:15
16 "Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea 16 or walked in the recesses of the deep?S Ge 1:7; S Job 9:8Ps 77:19 16 Ps 77:19
17 Have the gates of deathS Job 33:22; Mt 16:18; Rev 1:18Ps 9:13 been shown to you? 17 Ps 9:13 17 Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death[b] Or gates of deep shadows ?S Job 7:9
18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?S Job 28:24Isa 40:12 18 Job 28:24 18 Tell me, if you know all this.S ver 4
19 "What is the way to the abode of light? 19 And where does darkness reside?S Ge 1:4; S Job 28:3; Ps 139:11-12
20 Can you take them to their places? 20 Do you know the pathsS Job 24:13Job 26:10 to their dwellings? 20 Job 26:10
21 Surely you know, for you were already born!Job 15:7 21 Job 15:7 21 You have lived so many years!
22 "Have you entered the storehouses of the snowS Job 37:6 22 Job 37:6 22 or seen the storehousesS Dt 28:12 of the hail,Ps 105:32; 147:17
23 which I reserve for times of trouble,Ps 27:5Isa 28:1730:30; Eze 13:11 23 Isa 30:30; Eze 13:11 23 for days of war and battle?Ex 9:26Ex 9:18Jos 10:11Eze 13:13Rev 16:21 23 Ex 9:18; Jos 10:11; Rev 16:21
24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,S Job 28:24 24 or the place where the east windsS Job 27:21 are scattered over the earth?Jer 10:13; 51:16
25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, 25 and a path for the thunderstorm,Job 28:26 25 Job 28:26
26 to waterJob 36:27 a land where no man lives, 26 Job 36:27 26 a desert with no one in it,Ps 84:6; 107:35; Isa 41:18
27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland 27 and make it sprout with grass?S Job 28:26; S 37:13; S Ps 104:14107:35 27 Ps 104:14
28 Does the rain have a father?S 2Sa 1:21; S Job 5:10Ps 147:8; Jer 14:22 28 Ps 147:8; Jer 14:22 28 Who fathers the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb comes the ice? 29 Who gives birth to the frost from the heavensPs 147:16-17 29 Ps 147:16-17
30 when the waters become hard as stone, 30 when the surface of the deep is frozen?Job 37:10 30 Job 37:10
31 "Can you bind the beautiful[c] Or the twinkling; or the chains of the Pleiades? 31 Can you loose the cords of Orion?Job 9:9; Am 5:8 31 Job 9:9; Am 5:8
32 Can you bring forth the constellations2Ki 23:5; Isa 13:10; 40:26; 45:12; Jer 19:13 in their seasons[d] Or the morning star in its season 32 or lead out the Bear[e] Or out Leo with its cubs?S Ge 1:16
33 Do you know the lawsPs 148:6; Jer 31:36 of the heavens?S Ge 1:16 33 Ps 148:6; Jer 31:36 33 Can you set up God's[f] Or his; or their dominion over the earth?
34 "Can you raise your voice to the clouds 34 and cover yourself with a flood of water?S Job 5:10; S 22:1136:27-28 34 Job 22:11
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?S Job 36:3237:3 35 Job 36:32 35 Do they report to you, 'Here we are'?
36 Who endowed the heart[g] The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. with wisdomS Job 9:4S 34:32; Jas 1:5 36 Job 9:4 36 or gave understandingS Job 12:13Job 32:8; Ps 51:6; Ecc 2:26 to the mind[h] The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. ? 36 Job 32:8; Ps 51:6; Ecc 2:26
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? 37 Who can tip over the water jarsS Jos 3:16 of the heavensS Job 22:11 37 Jos 3:16
38 when the dust becomes hardS Lev 26:19 38 and the clods of earth stick together?1Ki 18:45 38 1Ki 18:45
39 "Do you hunt the prey for the lioness 39 and satisfy the hunger of the lionsS Ge 49:9Ps 104:21 39 Ps 104:21
40 when they crouch in their densS Job 37:8 40 Job 37:8 40 or lie in wait in a thicket?S Ge 49:9
41 Who provides foodS Ge 1:30 for the ravenS Ge 8:7Lk 12:24 41 Lk 12:24 41 when its young cry out to God 41 and wander about for lack of food?Ps 147:9S Mt 6:26 41 Ps 147:9; Mt 6:26
