Job 38:1
Revised Standard Version
Job 38:1
New International Version
Job 38:18-41
Revised Standard Version
18 Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?
Declare, if you know all this.
19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light,
and where is the place of darkness,
20 that you may take it to its territory
and that you may discern the paths to its home?
21 You know, for you were born then,
and the number of your days is great!
22 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
23 which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
for the day of battle and war?
24 What is the way to the place where the light is distributed,
or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth?
25 “Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain,
and a way for the thunderbolt,
26 to bring rain on a land where no man is,
on the desert in which there is no man;
27 to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
and to make the ground put forth grass?
28 “Has the rain a father,
or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb did the ice come forth,
and who has given birth to the hoarfrost of heaven?
30 The waters become hard like stone,
and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 “Can you bind the chains of the Plei′ades,
or loose the cords of Orion?
32 Can you lead forth the Maz′zaroth in their season,
or can you guide the Bear with its children?
33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you establish their rule on the earth?
34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
that a flood of waters may cover you?
35 Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go
and say to you, ‘Here we are’?
36 Who has put wisdom in the clouds,[a]
or given understanding to the mists?[b]
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,
38 when the dust runs into a mass
and the clods cleave fast together?
39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40 when they crouch in their dens,
or lie in wait in their covert?
41 Who provides for the raven its prey,
when its young ones cry to God,
and wander about for lack of food?
Job 38:18-41
New International Version
19 “What is the way to the abode of light?
And where does darkness reside?(C)
20 Can you take them to their places?
Do you know the paths(D) to their dwellings?
21 Surely you know, for you were already born!(E)
You have lived so many years!
22 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow(F)
or seen the storehouses(G) of the hail,(H)
23 which I reserve for times of trouble,(I)
for days of war and battle?(J)
24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,(K)
or the place where the east winds(L) are scattered over the earth?(M)
25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain,
and a path for the thunderstorm,(N)
26 to water(O) a land where no one lives,
an uninhabited desert,(P)
27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland
and make it sprout with grass?(Q)
28 Does the rain have a father?(R)
Who fathers the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb comes the ice?
Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens(S)
30 when the waters become hard as stone,
when the surface of the deep is frozen?(T)
31 “Can you bind the chains[a] of the Pleiades?
Can you loosen Orion’s belt?(U)
32 Can you bring forth the constellations(V) in their seasons[b]
or lead out the Bear[c] with its cubs?(W)
33 Do you know the laws(X) of the heavens?(Y)
Can you set up God’s[d] dominion over the earth?
34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds
and cover yourself with a flood of water?(Z)
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?(AA)
Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[e](AB)
or gives the rooster understanding?[f](AC)
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
Who can tip over the water jars(AD) of the heavens(AE)
38 when the dust becomes hard(AF)
and the clods of earth stick together?(AG)
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