1Then the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּֽעַן־vai.ya.'an-H6030Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347from the whirlwindהַסְּעָרָ֗הha.se.'a.rahH5591and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,
3Nowנָ֣אna'H4994tightenH247theH247beltH247on your waistחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504like a manכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397, AndI shall askוְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ve.'esh.'al.khaH7592you, and you informוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045Me!
4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375were youwhen I laidH3245the foundationH3245of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Tellהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046Me,ifאִם־'im-H518youhaveיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998,
6On whatמָ֭הmahH4100were its basesאֲדָנֶ֣יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134sunkהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883?Orא֥וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310laidיָ֝רָ֗הya.RahH3384its cornerstoneאֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃'E.ven pi.na.TahH68H6438,
7When the morningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangבְּרָן־be.ron-H7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162And allכָּל־kol-H3605thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shoutedוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321forH7321joyH7321?
8“Or whoenclosedH5480the seaיָ֑םYamH3220with doorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817When it wentH3318outH3318from the wombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358,burstingבְּ֝גִיח֗וֹbe.gi.ChoH1518forthH1518;
9When I madeבְּשׂוּמִ֣יbe.su.MiH7760a cloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051its garmentלְבֻשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830,And thickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205its swaddlingH2854bandsH2854,
11And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, ‘AsH5704farH5704asH5704thisH6311pointH6311you shall comeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935,but noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fartherתֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254;And hereH6311your proudבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347wavesגַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ga.Lei.khaH1530shall stopיָ֝שִׁ֗יתya.ShitH7896’?
God’s Mighty Power
12“Have youeverH4480H3117in your lifeH3117commandedצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680the morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242, Andmade the dawnהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.sha.charH7837knowיִדַּ֖עְתָּyi.da'.taH3045its placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,
13So that it would takeלֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozH270holdH270ofthe endsבְּכַנְפ֣וֹתbe.khan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, Andthe wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563would be shakenוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.RuH5287offH5287from it?
14It is changedתִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְTit.ha.pekhH2015like clayכְּחֹ֣מֶרke.Cho.merH2563underthe sealחוֹתָ֑םcho.TamH2368;And they standוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּve.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320outH3320likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644a garmentלְבֽוּשׁ׃le.VushH3830.
15Their lightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216is withheldוְיִמָּנַ֣עve.yi.ma.Na'H4513from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֣יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563, And theupliftedרָ֝מָ֗הra.MahH7311armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220is brokenתִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665.
16“Have you enteredהֲ֭בָאתָHa.va.taH935the springsנִבְכֵי־niv.khei-H5033of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,And walkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980in the depthוּבְחֵ֥קֶרu.ve.Che.kerH2714of the oceanתְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415?
17Have the gatesשַׁעֲרֵי־sha.'a.rei-H8179of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194been revealedהֲנִגְל֣וּha.nig.LuH1540to you,And have you seenתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the gatesוְשַׁעֲרֵ֖יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofdeepצַלְמָ֣וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757?
18Have you understoodהִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּHit.bo.nan.taH995theexpanseרַחֲבֵי־ra.cha.vei-H7338ofthe earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Tellהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046Me,ifאִם־'im-H518you knowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045allכֻלָּֽהּ׃khu.LahH3605this.
19“Whereאֵי־'ei-H335is the wayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870to the dwellingיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931of lightא֑וֹר'orH216?And darknessוְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822,whereאֵי־'ei-H335is its placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,
20That you would takeתִ֭קָּחֶנּוּTi.ka.che.nuH3947it toits territoryגְּבוּל֑וֹge.vu.LoH1366,And discernתָ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995the pathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410to itshomeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004?
21You knowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045, foryou were bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205thenאָ֣ז'azH227,And the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of your daysיָמֶ֣יךָya.Mei.khaH3117is greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227!
22Have you enteredהֲ֭בָאתָHa.va.taH935the storehousesאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the snowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950,And have you seenתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the storehousesוְאֹצְר֖וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of thehailבָּרָ֣דba.RadH1259,
23Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have reservedחָשַׂ֥כְתִּיcha.Sakh.tiH2820for a timeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256of distressצָ֑רTzarH6862,For a dayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117of warקְ֝רָ֗בke.RavH7128and battleוּמִלְחָמָֽה׃u.mil.cha.MahH4421?
24Whereאֵי־'ei-H335is the wayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870thatthe lightא֑וֹר'orH216is dividedיֵחָ֣לֶקye.Cha.lekH2505, Andthe eastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921scatteredיָפֵ֖ץya.FetzH6327on the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?
25“Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has splitפִלַּ֣גfi.LagH6385opena channelתְּעָלָ֑הte.'a.LahH8585for the floodלַשֶּׁ֣טֶףla.She.tefH7858,And a wayוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870for the thunderboltלַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃la.cha.Ziz ko.LotH6963H2385,
26To bringH4305rainלְ֭הַמְטִירLe.ham.tirH4305on a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808peopleאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, Ona desertמִ֝דְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808a personאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120in it,
27Tosatisfyלְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַle.has.Bi.a'H7646the wasteH7724and desolateוּמְשֹׁאָ֑הu.me.sho.'AhH4875land, And to make theseedsמֹ֣צָאMo.tza'H4161of grassדֶֽשֶׁא׃De.she'H1877to sproutוּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַu.le.hatz.Mi.achH6779?
29From whoseמִ֭יmiH4310wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990has comeיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318theiceהַקָּ֑רַחha.Ka.rachH7140?And the frostוּכְפֹ֥רu.khe.ForH3713of heavenשָׁ֝מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,whoמִ֣יmiH4310has givenיְלָדֽוֹ׃ye.la.DoH3205it birthH3205?
30Waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325becomesH2244hardH2244like stoneכָּ֭אֶבֶןKa.'e.venH68,And the surfaceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of the deepתְ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415is imprisonedיִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃yit.la.Ka.duH3920.
31“Can you tieH7194upH7194the chainsמַעֲדַנּ֣וֹתma.'a.da.NotH4575of thePleiadesכִּימָ֑הki.MahH3598,Orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176untieתְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃te.fa.Te.achH6605the cordsמֹשְׁכ֖וֹתmo.she.KhotH4189of Orionכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3685?
32Can you bringH3318outH3318aconstellationמַזָּר֣וֹתma.za.RotH4216in its seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,And guideתַנְחֵֽם׃tan.ChemH5148the Bearוְ֝עַ֗יִשׁve.'A.yishH5906with hersatellitesבָּנֶ֥יהָba.Nei.haH1121?
33Do you knowהֲ֭יָדַעְתָּHa.ya.da'.taH3045theordinancesחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708of the heavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,Orאִם־'im-H518do you establishתָּשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760their ruleמִשְׁטָר֣וֹmish.ta.RoH4896over the earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776?
34“Can you raiseהֲתָרִ֣יםha.ta.RimH7311your voiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963to the cloudsלָעָ֣בla.'AvH5645, So that anabundanceוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229of waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325will coverתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680you?
35Can yousendהַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣חhat.sha.LachH7971flashesH1300ofH1300lightningH1300,so that they may goוְיֵלֵ֑כוּve.ye.Le.khuH1980And sayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559to you, ‘HereH2009we are’?
36WhoH4310hasputשָׁ֭תSha.tH7896wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451in the innermostH2910beingH2910,Orא֤וֹ'oH176givenנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998to themindלַשֶּׂ֣כְוִיla.Sekh.viH7907?
37WhoH4310can countיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834by wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֑הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451, AndpourH7901outH7901the waterH5035jarsH5035of the heavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064,
38When the dustעָ֭פָר'A.forH6083hardensבְּצֶ֣קֶתbe.Tze.ketH3332into a massלַמּוּצָ֑קla.mu.TzakH4165And the clodsוּרְגָבִ֥יםu.re.ga.VimH7263stickH1692togetherיְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃ye.du.Ba.kuH1692?
39“Can you huntהֲתָצ֣וּדha.ta.TzudH6679thepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964for the lionessלְלָבִ֣יאle.la.Vi'H3833,Or satisfyתְּמַלֵּֽא׃te.ma.Le'H4390the appetiteH2421of youngכְּפִירִ֣יםke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715,
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