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Job 38

New American Standard Bible 2020

God Speaks Now to Job

1Then the LordH3068 1answeredH6030 JobH347 from the whirlwindH5591 and saidH559,2“WhoH4310 is thisH2088 who 2darkensH2821 the divine planH6098 By wordsH4405 withoutH1097 knowledgeH1847?3NowH4994 34tightenH247 theH247 beltH247 on your waistH2504 like a manH1397, And 5I shall askH7592 you, and you informH3045 Me!4WhereH375 were you 6when I laidH3245 the foundationH3245 of the earthH776? TellH5046 Me, ifH518 you 7haveH3045 understandingH998,5WhoH4310 setH7760 its 8measurementsH4461? SinceH3588 you knowH3045. OrH176 whoH4310 stretchedH5186 the measuringH6957 lineH6957 overH5921 it?6On whatH4100 9were its basesH134 sunkH2883? OrH176 whoH4310 laidH3384 its cornerstoneH68H6438,7When the morningH1242 starsH3556 sangH7442 togetherH3162 And allH3605 the 10sonsH1121 of GodH430 shoutedH7321 forH7321 joyH7321?

8“Or who 11enclosedH5480 the seaH3220 with doorsH1817 When it wentH3318 outH3318 from the wombH7358, burstingH1518 forthH1518;9When I madeH7760 a cloudH6051 its garmentH3830, And thickH6205 darknessH6205 its swaddlingH2854 bandsH2854,10And I 1213placedH7665 boundariesH2706 on it And setH7760 a boltH1280 and doorsH1817,11And I saidH559, ‘AsH5704 farH5704 asH5704 thisH6311 pointH6311 you shall comeH935, but noH3808 fartherH3254; And hereH6311 your proudH1347 wavesH1530 shall stopH7896’?

God’s Mighty Power

12“Have you 14everH4480H3117 in your lifeH3117 commandedH6680 the morningH1242, And made the dawnH7837 knowH3045 its placeH4725,13So that it would takeH270 holdH270 of 15the endsH3671 of the earthH776, And 16the wickedH7563 would be shakenH5287 offH5287 from it?14It is changedH2015 like clayH2563 under the sealH2368; And they standH3320 outH3320 likeH3644 a garmentH3830.1517Their lightH216 is withheldH4513 from the wickedH7563, And the 18upliftedH7311 armH2220 is brokenH7665.

16“Have you enteredH935 19the springsH5033 of the seaH3220, And walkedH1980 20in the depthH2714 of the oceanH8415?17Have the gatesH8179 of deathH4194 been revealedH1540 to you, And have you seenH7200 the gatesH8179 of 21deepH6757 darknessH6757?18Have you understoodH995 the 22expanseH7338 of 23the 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 would takeH3947 it to 24its territoryH1366, And discernH995 the pathsH5410 to its 25homeH1004?21You knowH3045, for 26you were bornH3205 thenH227, And the numberH4557 of your daysH3117 is greatH7227!22Have you enteredH935 the storehousesH214 27of the snowH7950, And have you seenH7200 the storehousesH214 of the 28hailH1259,23WhichH834 I have reservedH2820 for a timeH6256 of distressH6862, For a dayH3117 of warH7128 and battleH4421?24WhereH335 is the wayH1870 that 29the lightH216 is dividedH2505, And the eastH6921 windH6921 scatteredH6327 on the earthH776?

25“WhoH4310 has splitH6385 open a channelH8585 for the floodH7858, And a wayH1870 for the thunderboltH6963H2385,26To bringH4305 30rainH4305 on a landH776 withoutH3808 31peopleH376, On a desertH4057 withoutH3808 a personH120 in it,27To 32satisfyH7646 the wasteH7724 and desolateH4875 land, And to make the 33seedsH4161 of grassH1877 to sproutH6779?28Does 34the rainH4306 haveH3426 a fatherH1? OrH176 whoH4310 has fatheredH3205 the dropsH96 of dewH2919?29From whoseH4310 wombH990 has comeH3318 the 35iceH7140? And the frostH3713 of heavenH8064, whoH4310 has givenH3205 it birthH3205?30WaterH4325 36becomesH2244 hardH2244 like stoneH68, And the surfaceH6440 of the deepH8415 is imprisonedH3920.

31“Can you tieH7194 upH7194 the chainsH4575 of the 37PleiadesH3598, OrH176 untieH6605 the cordsH4189 of OrionH3685?32Can you bringH3318 outH3318 a 38constellationH4216 in its seasonH6256, And guideH5148 the BearH5906 with her 39satellitesH1121?33Do you knowH3045 the 40ordinancesH2708 of the heavensH8064, OrH518 do you establishH7760 their ruleH4896 over the earthH776?

34“Can you raiseH7311 your voiceH6963 to the cloudsH5645, So that an 41abundanceH8229 of waterH4325 will coverH3680 you?35Can you 42sendH7971 flashesH1300 ofH1300 lightningH1300, so that they may goH1980 And sayH559 to you, ‘HereH2009 we are’?36WhoH4310 has 43putH7896 wisdomH2451 in the innermostH2910 beingH2910, OrH176 givenH5414 44understandingH998 to the 45mindH7907?37WhoH4310 can countH5608 the cloudsH7834 by wisdomH2451, And 46pourH7901 outH7901 the waterH5035 jarsH5035 of the heavensH8064,38When the dustH6083 hardensH3332 into a massH4165 And the clodsH7263 stickH1692 togetherH1692?

39“Can you huntH6679 the 47preyH2964 for the lionessH3833, Or satisfyH4390 the appetiteH2421 of youngH3715 lionsH3715,40WhenH3588 they 48crouchH7817 inH7817 their hidingH4585 placesH4585, And lieH695 inH695 waitH695 in their lairH5521?41WhoH4310 preparesH3559 49feedH6718 for 50the ravenH6158 WhenH3588 its youngH3206 cryH7768 to GodH410, And wanderH8582 aboutH8582 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 I.e., as if for battle ↩
  4. 4. Job 38:3 Job 40:7 ↩
  5. 5. Job 38:3 Job 42:4 ↩
  6. 6. Job 38:4 Job 15:7; Ps 104:5; Prov 8:29; 30:4 ↩
  7. 7. Job 38:4 Lit know understanding ↩
  8. 8. Job 38:5 Prov 8:29; Is 40:12 ↩
  9. 9. Job 38:6 Job 26:7 ↩
  10. 10. Job 38:7 Job 1:6 ↩
  11. 11. Job 38:8 Gen 1:9; Ps 104:6-9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:22 ↩
  12. 12. Job 38:10 Lit broke My decree on it ↩
  13. 13. Job 38:10 Gen 1:9; Ps 33:7; 104:9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:22 ↩
  14. 14. Job 38:12 Lit from your days commanded ↩
  15. 15. Job 38:13 Job 28:24; 37:3 ↩
  16. 16. Job 38:13 Job 34:25, 26; 36:6 ↩
  17. 17. Job 38:15 Job 5:14 ↩
  18. 18. Job 38:15 Num 15:30; Ps 10:15; 37:17 ↩
  19. 19. Job 38:16 Gen 7:11; 8:2; Prov 8:24, 28 ↩
  20. 20. Job 38:16 Or in search of the deep ↩
  21. 21. Job 38:17 Job 10:21; 26:6; 34:22 ↩
  22. 22. Job 38:18 Or width ↩
  23. 23. Job 38:18 Job 28:24 ↩
  24. 24. Job 38:20 Job 26:10 ↩
  25. 25. Job 38:20 Lit house ↩
  26. 26. Job 38:21 Job 15:7 ↩
  27. 27. Job 38:22 Job 37:6 ↩
  28. 28. Job 38:22 Ex 9:18; Josh 10:11; Is 30:30; Ezek 13:11, 13; Rev 16:21 ↩
  29. 29. Job 38:24 Job 26:10 ↩
  30. 30. Job 38:26 Job 36:27 ↩
  31. 31. Job 38:26 Lit man ↩
  32. 32. Job 38:27 Ps 104:13, 14; 107:35 ↩
  33. 33. Job 38:27 Or growth ↩
  34. 34. Job 38:28 Job 36:27, 28; Ps 147:8; Jer 14:22 ↩
  35. 35. Job 38:29 Job 37:10; Ps 147:17 ↩
  36. 36. Job 38:30 Lit hides itself like ↩
  37. 37. Job 38:31 Job 9:9; Amos 5:8 ↩
  38. 38. Job 38:32 Heb Mazzaroth ↩
  39. 39. Job 38:32 Lit sons ↩
  40. 40. Job 38:33 Ps 148:6; Jer 31:35, 36 ↩
  41. 41. Job 38:34 Job 22:11; 36:27, 28; 38:37 ↩
  42. 42. Job 38:35 Job 36:32; 37:3 ↩
  43. 43. Job 38:36 Job 9:4; Ps 51:6; Eccl 2:26 ↩
  44. 44. Job 38:36 Job 32:8 ↩
  45. 45. Job 38:36 Or rooster ↩
  46. 46. Job 38:37 Job 38:34 ↩
  47. 47. Job 38:39 Ps 104:21 ↩
  48. 48. Job 38:40 Job 37:8 ↩
  49. 49. Job 38:41 Lit its feed ↩
  50. 50. Job 38:41 Ps 147:9; Matt 6:26; Luke 12:24 ↩

Commentaries on Job 38

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