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? American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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