Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
Then Yahweh
answered Job out of the whirlwind,
Then the
LORD
answered Job out of the whirlwind, and
said,
"
Who is this who
darkens
counsel By words without knowledge?
Who is this that
darkeneth
counsel by words without knowledge?
Brace
yourself
like a man ,
For I will question
you
, then
you
answer me !
Gird
up
now
thy
loins
like a man ;
for I will demand
of
thee
, and
answer thou
me .
"
Where were
you
when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you
have
understanding.
Where wast
thou
when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou
hast
understanding.
Who determined
the measures of
it
, if you
know
? Or who stretched the line on
it?
Who hath
laid
the measures thereof
, if thou
knowest
? or who hath
stretched the line upon
it?
Whereupon were
the foundations of
it
fastened? Or who laid its
cornerstone,
Whereupon are
the foundations thereof
fastened? or who laid the
corner
stone
thereof;
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?
"
Or who shut up the sea with doors, When it broke
forth from
the womb ,
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake
forth ,
as
if
it
had
issued
out
of
the womb ?
When I made clouds
the garment of
it
, Thick darkness a swaddling-band
for it,
When I made the cloud
the
garment thereof
, and
thick darkness a swaddlingband
for it,
Marked
out
for it my bound
, Set bars and doors,
And
brake
up
for it my decreed
place
, and
set bars and doors,
And said, 'Here
you
may
come, but no further ;
Here shall your
proud waves be stayed? '
And said, Hitherto
shalt
thou
come, but no further :
and
here shall thy
proud waves be stayed?
"Have
you
commanded the morning in
your
days ,
And caused the dawn
to know its
place;
Hast
thou
commanded the morning since
thy
days ;
and caused the dayspring
to know his
place;
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And
shake
the wicked out of it?
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that
the wicked might
be
shaken
out of it?
It is changed
as clay under
the seal ,
And stands
forth
as a garment.
It is turned
as clay to
the seal ;
and they
stand
as a garment.
From the wicked ,
their light is withheld
, The high arm is
broken.
And
from the wicked their light is withholden
, and
the high arm shall
be
broken.
"Have
you
entered into the springs of the sea? Or have
you
walked in the recesses
of the deep
?
Hast
thou
entered into the springs of the sea? or hast
thou
walked in the search
of the depth
?
Have the gates of death been revealed
to
you
? Or have
you
seen the gates
of the shadow of death?
Have the gates of death been opened
unto
thee
? or hast
thou
seen the doors
of the shadow of death?
Have
you
comprehended
the earth
in
its
breadth? Declare ,
if you
know
it all.
Hast
thou
perceived
the breadth of
the
earth
? declare if thou
knowest
it all.
"What
is the way to
the
dwelling
of
light? As for darkness, where is the place of
it
,
Where
is the way where
light dwelleth
? and
as for darkness, where is the place thereof
,
That you
should
take it to the bound of
it
, That you
should
discern
the paths to the house of
it
?
That thou
shouldest
take it to the bound thereof
, and
that thou
shouldest
know
the paths to the house thereof
?
Surely
you
know
, for
you
were
born
then ,
And
the number of your
days is great !
Knowest
thou
it
, because
thou
wast
then born?
or
because
the number of thy
days is great ?
Have
you
entered the treasuries
of the snow ,
Or have
you
seen the treasures of the hail,
Hast
thou
entered into
the treasures
of the snow ?
or hast
thou
seen the treasures of the hail,
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
By what way is the lightning
distributed
, Or
the east wind scattered
on
the earth?
By what way is the light
parted
, which
scattereth
the east wind upon
the earth?
Who has
cut
a channel
for the flood
water
, Or the
path
for the thunderstorm
;
Who hath
divided
a watercourse
for the overflowing
of
waters
, or a
way
for the lightning
of
thunder
;
To cause it to rain on a
land
where no man is; On the wilderness, in
which
there is no man;
To cause it to rain on the
earth,
where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein
there is no man;
To satisfy the waste
and
desolate ground ,
To cause the tender grass
to spring forth?
To satisfy the desolate and
waste
ground ;
and
to cause the bud
of
the
tender herb
to spring forth?
Does
the rain have
a father? Or who fathers
the drops of dew?
Hath
the rain a father? or who hath
begotten
the drops of dew?
Out of whose womb came the ice? The gray
frost of the
sky
, who has
given
birth
to
it?
Out of whose womb came the ice? and
the hoary
frost of heaven
, who hath
gendered
it?
The waters become
hard
like
stone, When
the surface
of the deep is frozen.
The waters are
hid
as
with
a
stone, and
the face
of the deep is frozen.
"Can
you
bind the cluster
of the
Pleiades, Or loosen
the cords
of Orion?
Canst
thou
bind the sweet
influences
of Pleiades, or loose
the bands
of Orion?
Can
you
lead
forth the
constellations
in their
season? Or can
you
guide the
Bear
with her
cubs
?
Canst
thou
bring
forth Mazzaroth
in his
season? or canst
thou
guide Arcturus
with his
sons
?
Do
you
know
the laws
of the
heavens
? Can
you
establish
the dominion of
it
over
the earth?
Knowest
thou
the ordinances
of heaven
? canst
thou
set
the dominion thereof
in
the earth?
"Can
you
lift up your
voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you
?
Canst
thou
lift up thy
voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee
?
Can
you
send forth
lightnings, that they may go ?
Do
they
report
to
you
, '
Here we are? '
Canst
thou
send lightnings, that they may go and
say
unto
thee
, Here we are?
Who has
put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has
given understanding to the mind
?
Who hath
put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath
given understanding to the heart
?
Who can number the clouds by
wisdom? Or who can pour
out
the bottles of the
sky
,
Who can number the clouds in
wisdom? or who can stay
the bottles of heaven
,
When the dust runs
into a
mass
, And the clods of
earth
stick
together?
When the dust groweth
into hardness
, and the clods cleave
fast
together?
"Can
you
hunt the prey for the lioness,
Or satisfy
the appetite of the young lions,
Wilt
thou
hunt the prey for the lion?
or fill
the appetite of the young lions,
When they crouch
in their dens, And lie in wait in
the
thicket
?
When they couch
in their dens, and abide
in
the
covert
to
lie in wait?
Who provides
for the raven his prey,
When his young ones cry to
God, And
wander for lack of food?
Who provideth
for the raven his food?
when his young ones cry unto
God, they
wander for lack of meat.
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