God Speaks Now to Job

38 Then the Lord (A)answered Job from the whirlwind and said,

“Who is this who (B)darkens the divine plan
By words without knowledge?
Now [a](C)tighten the belt on your waist like a man,
And (D)I shall ask you, and you inform Me!
Where were you (E)when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you [b]have understanding,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:3 I.e., as if for battle
  2. Job 38:4 Lit know understanding

When I made a cloud its garment,
And thick darkness its swaddling bands,
10 And I [a](A)placed boundaries on it
And set a bolt and doors,
11 And I said, ‘As far as this point you shall come, but no farther;
And here your proud waves shall stop’?

God’s Mighty Power

12 “Have you [b]ever in your life commanded the morning,
And made the dawn know its place,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:10 Lit broke My decree on it
  2. Job 38:12 Lit from your days commanded

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