Job 38:1-11
English Standard Version
The Lord Answers Job
38 Then the Lord (A)answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
2 “Who is this that (B)darkens counsel by words (C)without knowledge?
3 (D)Dress for action[a] like a man;
I will question you, and you make it known to me.
4 “Where were you when I (E)laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone,
7 when the morning stars (F)sang together
and all (G)the sons of God (H)shouted for joy?
8 “Or who (I)shut in the sea with doors
when it burst out from the womb,
9 when I made clouds its garment
and (J)thick darkness its swaddling band,
10 and prescribed (K)limits for it
and set bars and doors,
11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
and here shall your (L)proud waves be stayed’?
Footnotes
- Job 38:3 Hebrew Gird up your loins
Job 38:12-15
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12 “Have you (A)commanded the morning since your days began,
and caused the dawn to know its place,
13 that it might take hold of (B)the skirts of the earth,
and the wicked be (C)shaken out of it?
14 It is changed like clay under the seal,
and its features stand out like a garment.
15 From the wicked their (D)light is withheld,
and (E)their uplifted arm is broken.
Job 38:16-18
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16 “Have you (A)entered into the springs of the sea,
or walked in the recesses of the deep?
17 Have (B)the gates of death been revealed to you,
or have you seen the gates of (C)deep darkness?
18 Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?
Declare, if you know all this.
Psalm 107:1-3
English Standard Version
Book Five
Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So
107 (A)Oh give thanks to the Lord, (B)for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let (C)the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has (D)redeemed from trouble[a]
3 and (E)gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
Footnotes
- Psalm 107:2 Or from the hand of the foe
Psalm 107:4-22
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4 Some (A)wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way (B)to a city to dwell in;
5 hungry and thirsty,
their soul (C)fainted within them.
6 Then they (D)cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by (E)a straight way
till they reached (F)a city to dwell in.
8 (G)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9 For he (H)satisfies the longing soul,
(I)and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
10 (J)Some sat in darkness and in (K)the shadow of death,
prisoners in (L)affliction and in irons,
11 for they (M)had rebelled against the words of God,
and (N)spurned the counsel of the Most High.
12 So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
they fell down, (O)with none to help.
13 (P)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of (Q)darkness and the shadow of death,
and (R)burst their bonds apart.
15 (S)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
16 For he (T)shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
17 Some were (U)fools through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
18 (V)they loathed any kind of food,
and they (W)drew near to (X)the gates of death.
19 (Y)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
20 He (Z)sent out his word and (AA)healed them,
and (AB)delivered them from their destruction.
21 (AC)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
22 And let them (AD)offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and (AE)tell of his deeds in (AF)songs of joy!
Psalm 107:23-32
English Standard Version
23 Some (A)went down to the sea in ships,
doing business on the great waters;
24 they saw the deeds of the Lord,
his wondrous works in the deep.
25 For he (B)commanded and (C)raised the stormy wind,
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
26 They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
their courage (D)melted away in their evil plight;
27 they reeled and (E)staggered like drunken men
and (F)were at their wits' end.[a]
28 (G)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
29 He (H)made the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 Then they were glad that the waters[b] were quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
31 (I)Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
32 Let them (J)extol him in (K)the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
Footnotes
- Psalm 107:27 Hebrew and all their wisdom was swallowed up
- Psalm 107:30 Hebrew they
Mark 4:35-41
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Jesus Calms a Storm
35 (A)On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves (B)were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 And he awoke and (C)rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and (D)there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you (E)so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, (F)“Who then is this, that even (G)the wind and the sea obey him?”
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Mark 5:1-20
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Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon
5 (A)They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.[a] 2 And when Jesus[b] had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 (B)He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4 for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and (C)fell down before him. 7 And (D)crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, (E)Son of (F)the Most High God? (G)I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” 8 For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” 9 And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is (H)Legion, for we are many.” 10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country. 11 Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, 12 and they begged him, saying, “Send us to the pigs; let us enter them.” 13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.
14 The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed[c] man, the one who had had (I)the legion, sitting there, (J)clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. 17 And (K)they began to beg Jesus[d] to depart from their region. 18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. 19 And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and (L)tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 And he went away and began to proclaim in (M)the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
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