1Then theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068answeredH559Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347outמִ֥ן׀minH4480of the whirlwind, andsaidH559,
2Who is this that darkenethcounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098bywordsבְמִלִּ֗יןve.mi.LinH4405withoutבְּֽלִי־be.li-H1097knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
3Girdאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247upnowH4994thyloinsחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504like amanכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397; for I willdemandוְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ve.'esh.'al.khaH7592of thee, anddeclareוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045thou untomeH4994.
4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375wast thou when IlaidH3245thefoundationsH3245of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?declareהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046,ifאִם־'im-H518thou hastunderstandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.
5Whodeterminedשָׂ֣םsamH7760the measures thereof,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588thou knowest? or whostretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186the lineuponעָלֶ֣יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it?
6Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? or wholaidיָ֝רָ֗הya.RahH3384thecornerפִּנָּתָֽהּ׃pi.na.TahH6438stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68thereof;
8Or who shutupH3220theseaיָ֑םYamH3220withdoorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817, when it brakeforthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318, as if it hadissuedH3318outH3318of thewombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358;
9When Imadeבְּשׂוּמִ֣יbe.su.MiH7760thecloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051thegarmentלְבֻשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830thereof, andthickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205a swaddlingband for it,
10AndprescribedH2706for it mydecreeH2706, andsetוָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗יםva.'a.SimH7760barsבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280anddoorsוּדְלָתָֽיִם׃u.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,
12Hast thoucommandedצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680themorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242sinceH3117thydaysהְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָHe.mi.ya.mei.khaH3117began, and caused the dayspring toknowיִדַּ֖עְתָּyi.da'.taH3045itsH3045placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725;
13That it mighttakeלֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozH270holdH270of theendsבְּכַנְפ֣וֹתbe.khan.FotH3671of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and the wicked beshakenוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.RuH5287outמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480of it?
14It ischangedתִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְTit.ha.pekhH2015as clay under thesealחוֹתָ֑םcho.TamH2368; and all thingsstandוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּve.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320forthH3320as agarmentלְבֽוּשׁ׃le.VushH3830:
15And from the wicked theirlightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216is withholden, and thehighרָ֝מָ֗הra.MahH7311armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220isbrokenתִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665.
16Hast thouenteredH935intoH935thespringsH8415of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220? or hast thouwalkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980in therecessesוּבְחֵ֥קֶרu.ve.Che.kerH2714of thedeepתְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415?
17Have thegatesשַׁעֲרֵי־sha.'a.rei-H8179ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194beenrevealedהֲנִגְל֣וּha.nig.LuH1540unto thee? or hast thouseenתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200thegatesוְשַׁעֲרֵ֖יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of theshadowצַלְמָ֣וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757ofdeathH4194?
18Hast thou comprehended the breadth of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?declareהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046,ifאִם־'im-H518thou knowest itallכֻלָּֽהּ׃khu.LahH3605.
19Whereאֵי־'ei-H335is thewayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870to thedwellingיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931oflightא֑וֹר'orH216, and as fordarknessוְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822,whereאֵי־'ei-H335is theplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725thereof;
20That thou shouldesttakeתִ֭קָּחֶנּוּTi.ka.che.nuH3947it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldestdiscernתָ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995thepathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410to thehouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004thereof?
21Doubtless, thou knowest, for thou wast thenbornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205, and thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of thydaysיָמֶ֣יךָya.Mei.khaH3117isgreatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227!
22Hast thouenteredהֲ֭בָאתָHa.va.taH935thetreasuriesאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of thesnowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950, or hast thouseenתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200thetreasuriesוְאֹצְר֖וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of thehailבָּרָ֣דba.RadH1259,
23Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havereservedחָשַׂ֥כְתִּיcha.Sakh.tiH2820againstH4421the time oftroubleצָ֑רTzarH6862,againstH4421thedayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117ofbattleH4421andwarH4421?
24Bywhatזֶ֣הzehH2088wayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870is thelightא֑וֹר'orH216parted, or theeastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921scatteredיָפֵ֖ץya.FetzH6327uponעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?
25Who hathcleftפִלַּ֣גfi.LagH6385a channel for the waterflood, or awayוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870for the lightning of thethunderקֹלֽוֹת׃ko.LotH6963;
26To cause it torainלְ֭הַמְטִירLe.ham.tirH4305on alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776whereH3808noH3808manH376is; on thewildernessמִ֝דְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057, wherein there isnoH3808manH376;
27Tosatisfyלְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַle.has.Bi.a'H7646the waste anddesolateשֹׁ֭אָהSho.'ahH7722ground; and to cause thetenderH1877grassH1877tospringH6779forthH6779?
28Hath therainלַמָּטָ֥רla.ma.TarH4306afatherאָ֑ב'AvH1? or who hathbegottenה֝וֹלִ֗ידho.LidH3205thedropsאֶגְלֵי־'eg.lei-H96ofdewטָֽל׃TalH2919?
29OutH3318ofwhoseH4310wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990cameיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318theiceהַקָּ֑רַחha.Ka.rachH7140? and the hoaryfrostH7140ofheavenשָׁ֝מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, who hath gendered it?
30Thewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325arehiddenיִתְחַבָּ֑אוּyit.cha.Ba.'uH2244as withstoneכָּ֭אֶבֶןKa.'e.venH68, and thefaceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of thedeepתְ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415is frozen.
31Canst thoubindהַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁרHat.ka.sherH7194the cluster of thePleiadesכִּימָ֑הki.MahH3598, or loose the bands ofOrionכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3685?
32Canst thouleadH5148forthהֲתֹצִ֣יאha.to.Tzi'H3318the Mazzaroth in theirseasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256? or canst thouguideתַנְחֵֽם׃tan.ChemH5148theBearוְ֝עַ֗יִשׁve.'A.yishH5906withherעַל־'al-H5921train?
33Knowest thou theordinancesחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708of theheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064? canst thouestablishתָּשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760the dominion thereof in theearthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776?
35Canst thousendהַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣חhat.sha.LachH7971forthH7971lightningsבְּרָקִ֣יםbe.ra.KimH1300, that they maygoH7971, andsayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559unto thee,Hereהִנֵּֽנוּ׃hi.Ne.nuH2005weH2005are?
36Who hathputH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451in the inward parts? or who hathgivenH5414understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998to themindלַשֶּׂ֣כְוִיla.Sekh.viH7907?
37Whocanמִֽי־mi-H4310numberיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608thecloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834bywisdomבְּחָכְמָ֑הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451? or whocanמִ֣יmiH4310pouroutH7834the bottles ofheavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064,
38When thedustעָ֭פָר'A.forH6083runnethintoH6083amassלַמּוּצָ֑קla.mu.TzakH4165, and theclodsוּרְגָבִ֥יםu.re.ga.VimH7263cleavefastH1692togetherיְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃ye.du.Ba.kuH1692?
39Wilt thouhuntהֲתָצ֣וּדha.ta.TzudH6679thepreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964for thelionessלְלָבִ֣יאle.la.Vi'H3833? orsatisfyתְּמַלֵּֽא׃te.ma.Le'H4390the appetite of theyoungכְּפִירִ֣יםke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715,
40When they couch in theirdensבַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹתva.me.'o.NotH4585, andabideH3427in the covert tolieאָֽרֶב׃'A.revH695inwaitH3427?
41Who provideth for theravenלָעֹרֵ֗בla.'o.RevH6158hisfoodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400, when hisyoungיְ֭לָדָיוye.la.dovH3206onescryיְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּye.sha.Ve.'uH7768untoGodאֵ֣ל'elH410, andwanderיִ֝תְע֗וּyit.'UH8582forlackלִבְלִי־liv.li-H1097of meat?
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