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God Challenges Job
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
God Speaks Now 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 darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
“Who is this that darkens counsel
By words without knowledge?
By words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
“Now gird up your loins like a man,
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding,
Tell Me, if you have understanding,
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Who set its measurements? Since you know.
Or who stretched the line on it?
Or who stretched the line on it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
“On what were its bases sunk?
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?
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 up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;
When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
When I made a cloud its garment
And thick darkness its swaddling band,
And thick darkness its swaddling band,
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
And I placed boundaries on it
And set a bolt and doors,
And set a bolt and doors,
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther;
And here shall your proud waves stop’?
And here shall your proud waves stop’?
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
God’s Mighty Power
“Have you ever in your life commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
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 the wicked be shaken out of it?
And the wicked be shaken out of it?
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
“It is changed like clay under the seal;
And they stand forth like a garment.
And they stand forth like a garment.
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
“From the wicked their light is withheld,
And the uplifted arm is broken.
And the uplifted arm is broken.
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 walked in the recesses of the deep?
Or walked in the recesses of the deep?
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 deep darkness?
Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
“Have you understood the expanse of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know all this.
Tell Me, if you know all this.
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
“Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place,
And darkness, where is its place,
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
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?
Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
“You know, for you were born then,
And the number of your days is great!
And the number of your days is great!
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,
Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
Which I have reserved for the time of distress,
For the day of war and battle?
For the day of war and battle?
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
“Where is the way that the light is divided,
Or the east wind scattered on the earth?
Or the east wind scattered on the earth?
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
“Who has cleft a channel for the flood,
Or a way for the thunderbolt,
Or a way for the thunderbolt,
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
To bring rain on a land without people,
On a desert without a man in it,
On a desert without a man in it,
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 land
And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?
And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?
Hath the rain a father? or who hath 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?
Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
“From whose womb has come the ice?
And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?
And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?
The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
“Water becomes hard like stone,
And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.
And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades,
Or loose the cords of Orion?
Or loose the cords of Orion?
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
“Can you lead forth a constellation in its season,
And guide the Bear with her satellites?
And guide the Bear with her satellites?
Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,
Or fix their rule over the earth?
Or fix their rule over the earth?
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,
So that an abundance of water will cover you?
So that an abundance of water will cover you?
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
“Can you send forth lightnings that they may go
And say to you, ‘Here we are’?
And say to you, ‘Here we are’?
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being
Or given understanding to the mind?
Or given understanding to the mind?
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
“Who can count the clouds by wisdom,
Or tip the water jars of the heavens,
Or tip the water jars of the heavens,
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
When the dust hardens into a mass
And the clods stick together?
And the clods stick together?
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill 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 couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
When they crouch in their dens
And lie in wait in their lair?
And lie in wait in their lair?