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Job 38

New American Standard Bible 1995

God Speaks Now to Job

1Then the LordH3068 1answeredH6030 JobH347 out of the whirlwindH5591 and saidH559,2“WhoH4310 is thisH2088 that 2darkensH2821 counselH6098 By wordsH4405 withoutH1097 knowledgeH1847?3NowH4994 3girdH247 up your loinsH2504 like a manH1397, And 4I will askH7592 you, and you instructH3045 Me!4WhereH375 were you 5when I laidH3245 the foundationH3245 of the earthH776? TellH5046 Me, ifH518 you 6haveH3045 understandingH998,5WhoH4310 setH7760 its 7measurementsH4461? SinceH3588 you knowH3045. OrH176 whoH4310 stretchedH5186 the lineH6957 on it?6On whatH4100 8were its basesH134 sunkH2883? OrH176 whoH4310 laidH3384 its cornerstoneH68H6438,7When the morningH1242 starsH3556 sangH7442 togetherH3162 And allH3605 the 9sonsH1121 of GodH430 shoutedH7321 for joyH7321?

8“Or who 10enclosedH5480 the seaH3220 with doorsH1817 When, burstingH1518 forthH1518, it wentH3318 out from the wombH7358;9When I madeH7760 a cloudH6051 its garmentH3830 And thickH6205 darknessH6205 its swaddlingH2854 bandH2854,10And I 1112placedH7665 boundariesH2706 on it And setH7760 a boltH1280 and doorsH1817,11And I saidH559, ‘ThusH6311 farH5704 you shall comeH935, but noH3808 fartherH3254; And hereH6311 shall your proudH1347 wavesH1530 stopH7896’?

God’s Mighty Power

12“Have you 13everH4480H3117 in your lifeH4480H3117 commandedH6680 the morningH1242, And caused the dawnH7837 to knowH3045 its placeH4725,13That it might takeH270 holdH270 of 14the endsH3671 of the earthH776, And 15the wickedH7563 be shakenH5287 out of it?14It is changedH2015 like clayH2563 under the sealH2368; And they standH3320 forthH3320 likeH3644 a garmentH3830.1516From the wickedH7563 their lightH216 is withheldH4513, And the 17upliftedH7311 armH2220 is brokenH7665.

16“Have you enteredH935 into 18the springsH5033 of the seaH3220 Or walkedH1980 19in the recessesH2714 of the deepH8415?17Have the gatesH8179 of deathH4194 been revealedH1540 to you, Or have you seenH7200 the gatesH8179 of 20deepH6757 darknessH6757?18Have you understoodH995 the 21expanseH7338 of 22the earthH776? TellH5046 Me, ifH518 you knowH3045 allH3605 this.

19“WhereH335 is the wayH1870 to the dwellingH7931 of lightH216? And darknessH2822, whereH335 is its placeH4725,20That you may takeH3947 it to 23its territoryH1366 And that you may discernH995 the pathsH5410 to its 24homeH1004?21You knowH3045, for 25you were bornH3205 thenH227, And the numberH4557 of your daysH3117 is greatH7227!22Have you enteredH935 the storehousesH214 26of the snowH7950, Or have you seenH7200 the storehousesH214 of the 27hailH1259,23WhichH834 I have reservedH2820 for the timeH6256 of distressH6862, For the dayH3117 of warH7128 and battleH4421?24WhereH335 is the wayH1870 that 28the lightH216 is dividedH2505, Or the eastH6921 windH6921 scatteredH6327 on the earthH776?

25“WhoH4310 has cleftH6385 a channelH8585 for the floodH7858, Or a wayH1870 for the thunderboltH6963H2385,26To bringH4305 29rainH4305 on a landH776 withoutH3808 30peopleH376, On a desertH4057 withoutH3808 a manH120 in it,27To 31satisfyH7646 the wasteH7724 and desolateH4875 land And to make the 32seedsH4161 of grassH1877 to sproutH6779?28HasH3426 33the rainH4306 a fatherH1? OrH176 whoH4310 has begottenH3205 the dropsH96 of dewH2919?29From whoseH4310 wombH990 has comeH3318 the 34iceH7140? And the frostH3713 of heavenH8064, whoH4310 has givenH3205 it birthH3205?30WaterH4325 35becomesH2244 hardH2244 like stoneH68, And the surfaceH6440 of the deepH8415 is imprisonedH3920.

31“Can you bindH7194 the chainsH4575 of the 36PleiadesH3598, OrH176 looseH6605 the cordsH4189 of OrionH3685?32Can you leadH3318 forthH3318 a 37constellationH4216 in its seasonH6256, And guideH5148 the BearH5906 with her 38satellitesH1121?33Do you knowH3045 the 39ordinancesH2708 of the heavensH8064, OrH518 fixH7760 their ruleH4896 over the earthH776?

34“Can you liftH7311 up your voiceH6963 to the cloudsH5645, So that an 40abundanceH8229 of waterH4325 will coverH3680 you?35Can you 41sendH7971 forth lightningsH1300 that they may goH1980 And sayH559 to you, ‘HereH2009 we are’?36WhoH4310 has 42putH7896 wisdomH2451 in the innermostH2910 beingH2910 OrH176 givenH5414 43understandingH998 to the 44mindH7907?37WhoH4310 can countH5608 the cloudsH7834 by wisdomH2451, Or 45tipH7901 the waterH5035 jarsH5035 of the heavensH8064,38When the dustH6083 hardensH3332 into a massH4165 And the clodsH7263 stickH1692 togetherH1692?

39“Can you huntH6679 the 46preyH2964 for the lionH3833, Or satisfyH4390 the appetiteH2421 of the youngH3715 lionsH3715,40WhenH3588 they 47crouchH7817 in their densH4585 And lieH695 in waitH695 in their lairH5521?41WhoH4310 preparesH3559 for 48the ravenH6158 its nourishmentH6718 WhenH3588 its youngH3206 cryH7768 to GodH410 And wanderH8582 about withoutH1097 foodH400?

Notes

  1. 1. Job 38:1 Job 40:6 ↩
  2. 2. Job 38:2 Job 35:16; 42:3 ↩
  3. 3. Job 38:3 Job 40:7 ↩
  4. 4. Job 38:3 Job 42:4 ↩
  5. 5. Job 38:4 Job 15:7; Ps 104:5; Prov 8:29; 30:4 ↩
  6. 6. Job 38:4 Lit know understanding ↩
  7. 7. Job 38:5 Prov 8:29; Is 40:12 ↩
  8. 8. Job 38:6 Job 26:7 ↩
  9. 9. Job 38:7 Job 1:6 ↩
  10. 10. Job 38:8 Gen 1:9; Ps 104:6-9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:22 ↩
  11. 11. Job 38:10 Lit broke My decree on it ↩
  12. 12. Job 38:10 Gen 1:9; Ps 33:7; 104:9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:22 ↩
  13. 13. Job 38:12 Lit from your days ↩
  14. 14. Job 38:13 Job 28:24; 37:3 ↩
  15. 15. Job 38:13 Job 34:25, 26; 36:6 ↩
  16. 16. Job 38:15 Job 5:14 ↩
  17. 17. Job 38:15 Num 15:30; Ps 10:15; 37:17 ↩
  18. 18. Job 38:16 Gen 7:11; 8:2; Prov 8:24, 28 ↩
  19. 19. Job 38:16 Or in search of ↩
  20. 20. Job 38:17 Job 10:21; 26:6; 34:22 ↩
  21. 21. Job 38:18 Or width ↩
  22. 22. Job 38:18 Job 28:24 ↩
  23. 23. Job 38:20 Job 26:10 ↩
  24. 24. Job 38:20 Lit house ↩
  25. 25. Job 38:21 Job 15:7 ↩
  26. 26. Job 38:22 Job 37:6 ↩
  27. 27. Job 38:22 Ex 9:18; Josh 10:11; Is 30:30; Ezek 13:11, 13; Rev 16:21 ↩
  28. 28. Job 38:24 Job 26:10 ↩
  29. 29. Job 38:26 Job 36:27 ↩
  30. 30. Job 38:26 Lit man ↩
  31. 31. Job 38:27 Ps 104:13, 14; 107:35 ↩
  32. 32. Job 38:27 Or growth ↩
  33. 33. Job 38:28 Job 36:27, 28; Ps 147:8; Jer 14:22 ↩
  34. 34. Job 38:29 Job 37:10; Ps 147:17 ↩
  35. 35. Job 38:30 Lit hides itself ↩
  36. 36. Job 38:31 Job 9:9; Amos 5:8 ↩
  37. 37. Job 38:32 Heb Mazzaroth ↩
  38. 38. Job 38:32 Lit sons ↩
  39. 39. Job 38:33 Ps 148:6; Jer 31:35, 36 ↩
  40. 40. Job 38:34 Job 22:11; 36:27, 28; 38:37 ↩
  41. 41. Job 38:35 Job 36:32; 37:3 ↩
  42. 42. Job 38:36 Job 9:4; Ps 51:6; Eccl 2:26 ↩
  43. 43. Job 38:36 Job 32:8 ↩
  44. 44. Job 38:36 Or rooster ↩
  45. 45. Job 38:37 Job 38:34 ↩
  46. 46. Job 38:39 Ps 104:21 ↩
  47. 47. Job 38:40 Job 37:8 ↩
  48. 48. Job 38:41 Ps 147:9; Matt 6:26; Luke 12:24 ↩

Commentaries on Job 38

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