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The Lord Answers Job
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
The Lord Reveals His Omnipotence to Job
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
“Who is this who darkens counsel
By words without knowledge?
By words without knowledge?
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
Tell me, if you have understanding.
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.
Tell Me, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measurements — surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone,
or who laid its cornerstone,
To what were its foundations fastened?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
Or who laid its cornerstone,
when the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
When the morning stars sang together,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
“Or who shut in the sea with doors
when it burst out from the womb,
when it burst out from the womb,
“Or who shut in the sea with doors,
When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
when I made clouds its garment
and thick darkness its swaddling band,
and thick darkness its swaddling band,
When I made the clouds its garment,
And thick darkness its swaddling band;
And thick darkness its swaddling band;
and prescribed limits for it
and set bars and doors,
and set bars and doors,
When I fixed My limit for it,
And set bars and doors;
And set bars and doors;
and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?
and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?
When I said,
‘This far you may come, but no farther,
And here your proud waves must stop!’
‘This far you may come, but no farther,
And here your proud waves must stop!’
“Have you commanded the morning since your days began,
and caused the dawn to know its place,
and caused the dawn to know its place,
“Have you commanded the morning since your days began,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth,
and the wicked be shaken out of it?
and the wicked be shaken out of it?
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
And the wicked be shaken out of it?
And the wicked be shaken out of it?
It is changed like clay under the seal,
and its features stand out like a garment.
and its features stand out like a garment.
It takes on form like clay under a seal,
And stands out like a garment.
And stands out like a garment.
From the wicked their light is withheld,
and their uplifted arm is broken.
and their uplifted arm is broken.
“Have you entered into the springs of the sea,
or walked in the recesses of the deep?
or walked in the recesses of the deep?
“Have you entered the springs of the sea?
Or have you walked in search of the depths?
Or have you walked in search of the depths?
Have the gates of death been revealed to you,
or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?
Declare, if you know all this.
Declare, if you know all this.
Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know all this.
Tell Me, if you know all this.
“Where is the way to the dwelling of light,
and where is the place of darkness,
and where is the place of darkness,
“Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place,
And darkness, where is its place,
that you may take it to its territory
and that you may discern the paths to its home?
and that you may discern the paths to its home?
That you may take it to its territory,
That you may know the paths to its home?
That you may know the paths to its home?
You know, for you were born then,
and the number of your days is great!
and the number of your days is great!
Do you know it, because you were born then,
Or because the number of your days is great?
Or because the number of your days is great?
“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
“Have you entered the treasury of snow,
Or have you seen the treasury of hail,
Or have you seen the treasury of hail,
which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
for the day of battle and war?
for the day of battle and war?
Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
For the day of battle and war?
For the day of battle and war?
What is the way to the place where the light is distributed,
or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth?
or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth?
“Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain
and a way for the thunderbolt,
and a way for the thunderbolt,
“Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,
to bring rain on a land where no man is,
on the desert in which there is no man,
on the desert in which there is no man,
To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one,
A wilderness in which there is no man;
A wilderness in which there is no man;
to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
and to make the ground sprout with grass?
and to make the ground sprout with grass?
To satisfy the desolate waste,
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?
“Has the rain a father,
or who has begotten the drops of dew?
or who has begotten the drops of dew?
Has the rain a father?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
From whose womb did the ice come forth,
and who has given birth to the frost of heaven?
and who has given birth to the frost of heaven?
From whose womb comes the ice?
And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?
And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?
The waters become hard like stone,
and the face of the deep is frozen.
and the face of the deep is frozen.
“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades
or loose the cords of Orion?
or loose the cords of Orion?
Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you establish their rule on the earth?
Can you establish their rule on the earth?
Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you set their dominion over the earth?
Can you set their dominion over the earth?
“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
that a flood of waters may cover you?
that a flood of waters may cover you?
“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
That an abundance of water may cover you?
That an abundance of water may cover you?
Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go
and say to you, ‘Here we are’?
and say to you, ‘Here we are’?
Can you send out lightnings, that they may go,
And say to you, ‘Here we are!’?
And say to you, ‘Here we are!’?
Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,
Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,
Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
when the dust runs into a mass
and the clods stick fast together?
and the clods stick fast together?
When the dust hardens in clumps,
And the clods cling together?
And the clods cling together?
“Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
“Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
when they crouch in their dens
or lie in wait in their thicket?
or lie in wait in their thicket?
When they crouch in their dens,
Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?
Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?