Job

Job 38

1God out of the whirlwind challengeth Job to answer; 4and by an enumeration of his mighty works convinceth Job of ignorance, 31and of weakness.

1THEN the LORD answered Job out of the ^awhirlwind, and said,

a ch. 37.1,2,14; 42.5. 2Ki. 2.1,11. Eze. 1.4.

2^bWho is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

b ch. 42.3; 35.16; 34.35,37. 1Ti. 1.7.

3^c*Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I ^dwill demand of thee, and ¹answer thou me.

c ch. 40.7. Ex. 12.11. 2Ki. 4.29; 9.1. Je. 1.17. Ac. 12.8. 1Pe. 1.13. d ch. 13.15,22; 23.3-10; 31.35,37.

4^eWhere wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, ²if thou hast understanding.

e Ps. 104.5; 102.25. Pr. 30.4; 8.22-30. He. 1.3,10.

5^fWho hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

f Pr. 8.27. Is. 40.12,22.

6Whereupon ^gare the ³foundations thereof ⁴fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

g Ps. 24.2; 104.3. ch. 26.7. Zec. 12.1.

7When ^hthe morning stars sang together, and all the ⁱsons of God shouted for joy?

h Ps. 19.1; 148.3; 104.4. Re. 2.28; 5.11. Ezr. 3.10. Zec. 4.7. i ch. 1.6; 2.1.

8Or ^jwho shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

j Ps. 104.6,8,9; 33.7. Pr. 8.29. Ge. 1.9. ch. 26.10.

9When ^kI made the cloud the garment thereof, and ^lthick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

k ch. 36.29; 37.16. Ge. 1.2. l ch. 22.13.

10And ⁵brake up for it ^mmy decreed place , and set ⁿbars and doors,

m ch. 26.10. n ch. 26.1.

11And said, ^oHitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall ⁶thy proud waves ^pbe ^*stayed?

o Je. 5.22. Ps. 124.5; 104.9; 89.9. Pr. 8.27,29. p Ps. 93.4.

12Hast ^qthou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

q Ps. 74.16; 136.7,8; 148.5. ch. 37.3. Ge. 1.3-5. Is. 43.13.

13That it might take hold of the ⁷ends of the earth, that the wicked ^rmight be shaken out of it?

r Ps. 101.8; 104.35. Je. 21.12. Ex. 14.27.

14^sIt is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

s Ec. 11.7. Ps. 65.12,13. He. 6.7.

15And ^tfrom the wicked ^utheir light is withholden, and the ^vhigh arm shall be broken.

t ch. 18.5; 5.14. u ch. 24.13,17. Mat. 6.23. v Ps. 10.15; 37.17. Eze. 30.22. Is. 14.10,12.

16^wHast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

w Ps. 74.13-15. ch. 26.5,6. Pr. 8.24.

17Have the ^xgates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

x Ps. 9.13; 23.4; 107.18. ch. 3.5; 10.22. Is. 38.10. Mat. 16.18.

18^yHast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

y Ps. 89.11,12; 74.17. Is. 40.12,22,28. ch. 26.7.

19Where ^zis the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

z Jn. 3.8. Ps. 74.16,17. v.12,13.

20That thou shouldest take it ⁸to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know ^athe paths to the house thereof?

a Ps. 19.4-6.

21Knowest thou it , because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

22Hast thou entered into the ^btreasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

b Ps. 135.7; 33.7. Je. 10.13.

23Which ^cI have reserved ^dagainst the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

c ch. 36.31. Ex. 9.18,24,25. Jos. 10.11. Is. 30.30. Re. 16.21. d Eze. 13.11,13.

24By what way is the light parted, which scattereth ^ethe east wind upon the earth?

e Ge. 41.6. Jonah 4.8.

25^fWho hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

f ch. 28.26; 36.27,28; 37.3-6. Ps. 29.3-9.

26To ^gcause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on ^hthe wilderness, wherein there is no man;

g Mat. 5.45. Ps. 147.8. Je. 14.22. h Ps. 107.35.

27To ⁱsatisfy the desolate and waste ground ; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

i Ps. 107.35; 65.12,13; 104.13,14. He. 6.7.

28Hath ^jthe rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

j Je. 14.22; 5.24; 10.13. 1Sa. 13.17,18. Ps. 110.3; 147.8. Mi. 5.7.

29^kOut of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

k Ps. 147.16,17. ch. 6.16; 37.10.

30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep ⁹is frozen.

31Canst ^lthou bind the sweet influences of ¹⁰Pleiades, or ^mloose the bands of ¹¹Orion?

l ch. 9.9. Am. 5.8. Is. 40.26. Ju. 5.20. m ch. 12.18.

32Canst thou bring forth ¹²Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou ¹³guide ⁿArcturus with his sons?

n ch. 9.9.

33Knowest thou the ^oordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

o Ps. 119.91. Je. 31.35,36; 33.25. Ge. 1.16.

34^pCanst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

p Je. 14.22; 5.24; 10.13. Zec. 10.1. Am. 5.8; 4.7.

35Canst thou ^qsend lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, ¹⁴Here we are ?

q Le. 10.2. Nu. 11.1; 16.35. 2Ki. 1.10.

36^rWho hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

r ch. 32.8. Ex. 36.1,2. Is. 28.23-29. Ec. 2.26. Ps. 51.6,7. Ja. 1.5,17.

37Who ^scan number the clouds in wisdom? or ¹⁵who can ^*stay the bottles of heaven,

s Ps. 147.4. Is. 60.8. He. 12.1. Ge. 8.1,2; 9.15.

38¹⁶When the dust ¹⁷groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

39^tWilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill ¹⁸the appetite of the young lions,

t Ps. 34.10; 104.21; 145.15,16.

40When they ^ucouch in their dens, and abide in the ^*covert to lie in wait?

u Ps. 10.8-10. Na. 2.11,12.

41^vWho provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of ^*meat.

v Ps. 147.9; 104.27,28; 145.15,16. Mat. 6.26. Lu. 12.24.