Job 38
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Job 38

1AndJehovahansweredJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347outofthewhirlwindandsaidH559,
2Whoisthisthatdarkenethcounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098bywordsבְמִלִּ֗יןve.mi.LinH4405withoutknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
3Girdאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247upnowthyloinsחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504likeamanכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397;andIwilldemandofthee,andinformthoume.
4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375wast thouwhenIfoundedבְּיָסְדִי־be.ya.se.di-H3245theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?DeclareH5046,ifthou hastunderstandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.
5WhosetH7760themeasures thereof —ifthou knowest?orwhostretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186alineuponit?
6Whereuponwerethefoundations thereof sunken?orwholaiditscorner-stone,
7Whenthemorningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangH7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162,andallthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shoutedוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321forjoyH7442?
8Andwho shutuptheseaיָ֑םYamH3220withdoorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817,whenitburstבְּ֝גִיח֗וֹbe.gi.ChoH1518forthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318, issuingoutofthewombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358?
9WhenImadeH7760thecloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051itsgarment,andthickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205aswaddlingbandforit;
10WhenIcutoutforitmyboundaryחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706,andsetוָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗יםva.'a.SimH7760barsבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280anddoorsוּדְלָתָֽיִם׃u.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,
11AndsaidH559, Hitherto shalt thoucomeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935andnofurther,andhereH6311shallthyproudwavesbestayed?
12Hast thousincethydaysהְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָHe.mi.ya.mei.khaH3117commandedצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680themorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242? hast thou causedthedawnהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.sha.charH7837toknowיִדַּ֖עְתָּyi.da'.taH3045itsplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,
13Thatit mighttakeלֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozH270holdH270oftheendsoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthewicked mightbeshakenוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.RuH5287outofit?
14ItischangedH2015likethesignet-clay;and[all things]standוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּve.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320forthasinagarment:
15Andfromthewickedtheirlightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216iswithholden,andtheupliftedרָ֝מָ֗הra.MahH7311armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220isbrokenH7665.
16Hast thouenteredasfarasthespringsoftheseaיָ֑םYamH3220?andhast thouwalkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980intherecessesofthedeepתְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415?
17HavethegatesH8179ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194beenrevealedהֲנִגְל֣וּha.nig.LuH1540unto thee?andhast thouseenH7200thegatesH8179oftheshadowofdeathH4194?
18Hath thineunderstandingH995compassedthebreadthsoftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?DeclareH5046ifthou knowestitall.
19Whereאֵי־'ei-H335isthewayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870towhereאֵי־'ei-H335lightא֑וֹר'orH216dwelleth?andthedarknessוְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822,whereH335isitsplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,
20Thatthou shouldesttakeתִ֭קָּחֶנּוּTi.ka.che.nuH3947ittoitsbound,andthatthou shouldest knowthepathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410toitshouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004?
21Thou knowest,forthou wastthenאָ֣ז'azH227bornH3205,andthenumberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557ofthydaysיָמֶ֣יךָya.Mei.khaH3117isgreatH7227!
22Hast thouenteredintothestorehousesH214ofthesnowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950,andhast thouseenH7200thetreasuriesH214ofthehailבָּרָ֣דba.RadH1259,
23WhichIhavereservedforthetimeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256ofdistressצָ֑רTzarH6862,forthedayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117ofbattleH4421andwarH4421?
24Bywhatwayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870isthelightא֑וֹר'orH216parted, [and]theeastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921scatteredיָפֵ֖ץya.FetzH6327upontheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?
25Whohathdividedפִלַּ֣גfi.LagH6385achannelfortherain-flood,andawayH1870forthethunder's flash;
26Tocauseittorainלְ֭הַמְטִירLe.ham.tirH4305ontheearthH776,wherenooneH376is;onthewildernessמִ֝דְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057wherein thereisnotamanH376;
27Tosatisfyלְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַle.has.Bi.a'H7646thedesolateandwaste [ground],andtocausethesproutוּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַu.le.hatz.Mi.achH6779ofthegrassH1877tospringH6779forth?
28Haththerainלַמָּטָ֥רla.ma.TarH4306afatherאָ֑ב'AvH1?orwhobegetteththedropsofdewטָֽל׃TalH2919?
29Outofwhosewombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990comeththeiceהַקָּ֑רַחha.Ka.rachH7140?andthehoaryfrostH7140ofheavenשָׁ֝מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,whobringethitforthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318?
30Whenthewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325liehiddenH2244asinstoneכָּ֭אֶבֶןKa.'e.venH68,andthefaceH6440ofthedeepתְ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415holdeth fast together.
31Canst thou fastenthebandsofthePleiadesכִּימָ֑הki.MahH3598,orloosenתְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃te.fa.Te.achH6605thecordsofOrionכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3685?
32Dost thoubringH3318forthH3318theconstellations eachinitsseason?ordost thouguideתַנְחֵֽם׃tan.ChemH5148theBearוְ֝עַ֗יִשׁve.'A.yishH5906withhersonsH1121?
33Knowest thoutheordinancesoftheheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064? dost thoudeterminetheirruleovertheearthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776?
34Dost thouliftהֲתָרִ֣יםha.ta.RimH7311upthyvoiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963tothecloudsלָעָ֣בla.'AvH5645,thatfloodsofwatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325maycoverתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680thee?
35Dost thousendהַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣חhat.sha.LachH7971forthH7971lightningsH1300thattheymaygoH7971,andsayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559unto thee,Hereהִנֵּֽנוּ׃hi.Ne.nuH2005weare?
36WhohathputH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451intheinward parts?orwhohathgivenH5414understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998tothemind?
37Whonumbereththecloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834withwisdomבְּחָכְמָ֑הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451?orwhopourethoutthebottlesoftheheavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064,
38Whenthedustעָ֭פָר'A.forH6083runneth asintoamoltenmass,andtheclodsוּרְגָבִ֥יםu.re.ga.VimH7263cleavefasttogetherיְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃ye.du.Ba.kuH1692?
39Dost thouhuntהֲתָצ֣וּדha.ta.TzudH6679thepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964forthelionessH3833,anddost thousatisfytheappetiteoftheyoungכְּפִירִ֣יםke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715,
40Whentheycrouchin[their]densבַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹתva.me.'o.NotH4585, [and]abideinthethickettolieinwait?
41Whoprovidethfortheravenלָעֹרֵ֗בla.'o.RevH6158hisfoodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400,whenhisyoungיְ֭לָדָיוye.la.dovH3206onescryיְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּye.sha.Ve.'uH7768untoGodאֵ֣ל'elH410, [and]theywanderיִ֝תְע֗וּyit.'UH8582forlackofmeat?

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