1ThenJehovahansweredJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347outofthewhirlwind,andsaidH559, 2Whoisthisthatdarkenethcounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098Bywordsבְמִלִּ֗יןve.mi.LinH4405withoutknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847? 3Girdאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247upnowthyloinsחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504likeamanכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397;ForIwilldemandofthee,anddeclarethou untome. 4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375wast thouwhenIlaidthefoundationsoftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?DeclareH5046,ifthou hastunderstandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998. 5Whodeterminedthemeasures thereof,ifthou knowest?Orwhostretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186thelineuponit? 6Whereuponwerethefoundations thereof fastened?Orwholaidthecorner-stone thereof, 7Whenthemorningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangH7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162,Andallthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shoutedוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321forjoyH7442? 8Orwho shutuptheseaיָ֑םYamH3220withdoorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817,Whenit brakeforthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318,asif ithadissuedoutofthewombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358; 9WhenImadeH7760cloudsעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051thegarmentthereof,Andthickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205aswaddling-bandforit, 10Andmarkedoutforitmybound,Andsetוָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗יםva.'a.SimH7760barsבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280anddoorsוּדְלָתָֽיִם׃u.de.la.Ta.yimH1817, 11AndsaidH559, Hitherto shalt thoucomeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935,butnofurther;AndhereH6311shallthyproudwavesbestayed? 12Hast thoucommandedצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680themorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242sincethydaysהְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָHe.mi.ya.mei.khaH3117began,Andcausedthedayspringtoknowיִדַּ֖עְתָּyi.da'.taH3045itsplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725; 13Thatit mighttakeלֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozH270holdH270oftheendsoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Andthewickedbeshakenוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.RuH5287outofit? 14ItischangedH2015asclay underthesealחוֹתָ֑םcho.TamH2368;Andall thingsstandוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּve.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320forthasagarment: 15Andfromthewickedtheirlightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216iswithholden,AndthehighH7311armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220isbrokenH7665. 16Hast thouenteredintothespringsoftheseaיָ֑םYamH3220?Orhast thouwalkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980intherecessesofthedeepתְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415? 18Hast thou comprehendedtheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776initsbreadth?DeclareH5046,ifthou knowestitall. 19Whereאֵי־'ei-H335isthewayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870tothedwellingיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931oflightא֑וֹר'orH216?Andasfordarknessוְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822,whereאֵי־'ei-H335istheplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725thereof, 20Thatthou shouldesttakeתִ֭קָּחֶנּוּTi.ka.che.nuH3947ittothebound thereof,Andthatthou shouldestdiscernתָ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995thepathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410tothehouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004thereof? 21Doubtless, thou knowest,forthou wastthenאָ֣ז'azH227bornH3205,Andthenumberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557ofthydaysיָמֶ֣יךָya.Mei.khaH3117isgreatH7227! 22Hast thouenteredthetreasuriesH214ofthesnowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950,Orhast thouseenH7200thetreasuresH214ofthehailבָּרָ֣דba.RadH1259, 23WhichIhavereservedagainstthetimeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256oftrouble,Againstthedayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117ofbattleH4421andwarH4421? 24Bywhatwayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870isthelightא֑וֹר'orH216parted,Ortheeastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921scatteredיָפֵ֖ץya.FetzH6327upontheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776? 25Whohathcleftachannelforthewaterflood,OrthewayH1870forthelightningofthethunderקֹלֽוֹת׃ko.LotH6963; 26Tocauseittorainלְ֭הַמְטִירLe.ham.tirH4305onalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776wherenomanH376is;Onthewildernessמִ֝דְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057, wherein thereisnomanH376; 27Tosatisfyלְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַle.has.Bi.a'H7646thewasteanddesolateground,AndtocausethetendergrassH1877tospringH6779forth? 28Haththerainלַמָּטָ֥רla.ma.TarH4306afatherאָ֑ב'AvH1?Orwhohathbegottenthedropsofdewטָֽל׃TalH2919? 29Outofwhosewombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990cameיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318theiceהַקָּ֑רַחha.Ka.rachH7140?AndthehoaryfrostH7140ofheavenשָׁ֝מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,whohath genderedit? 30Thewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325hideH2244themselvesandbecomelikestoneכָּ֭אֶבֶןKa.'e.venH68,AndthefaceH6440ofthedeepתְ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415isfrozen. 31Canst thoubindהַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁרHat.ka.sherH7194theclusterofthePleiadesכִּימָ֑הki.MahH3598,OrloosethebandsofOrionכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3685? 32Canst thouleadH5148forthH3318theMazzarothintheirseason?Orcanst thouguideתַנְחֵֽם׃tan.ChemH5148theBearוְ֝עַ֗יִשׁve.'A.yishH5906withhertrain? 33Knowest thoutheordinancesoftheheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064? Canst thouestablishthedominion thereofintheearthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776? 34Canst thouliftהֲתָרִ֣יםha.ta.RimH7311upthyvoiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963tothecloudsלָעָ֣בla.'AvH5645,Thatabundanceוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229ofwatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325maycoverתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680thee? 35Canst thousendהַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣חhat.sha.LachH7971forthH7971lightningsH1300,thattheymaygoH7971,Andsayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559unto thee,Hereהִנֵּֽנוּ׃hi.Ne.nuH2005weare? 36WhohathputH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451intheinward parts?OrwhohathgivenH5414understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998tothemind? 37Whocannumberthecloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834bywisdomבְּחָכְמָ֑הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451?Orwhocanpouroutthebottlesofheavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064, 38Whenthedustעָ֭פָר'A.forH6083runnethintoamass,Andtheclodsוּרְגָבִ֥יםu.re.ga.VimH7263cleavefasttogetherיְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃ye.du.Ba.kuH1692? 39Canst thouhuntהֲתָצ֣וּדha.ta.TzudH6679thepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964forthelionessH3833, Orsatisfytheappetiteoftheyoungכְּפִירִ֣יםke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715, 40Whentheycouchintheirdensבַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹתva.me.'o.NotH4585,Andabideinthecoverttolieinwait? 41Whoprovidethfortheravenלָעֹרֵ֗בla.'o.RevH6158hisprey,Whenhisyoungיְ֭לָדָיוye.la.dovH3206onescryיְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּye.sha.Ve.'uH7768untoGodאֵ֣ל'elH410,Andwanderיִ֝תְע֗וּyit.'UH8582forlackoffoodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400? 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