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Stand up[a] like a man!
    I’ll ask you some questions,
        and you give me some answers!”

On the Natural World

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of my earth?
    Tell me,[b] since you’re so informed!
Who set its measurement? Am I to assume you know?
    Who stretched a boundary line over it?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:3 Lit. Gird up your loins
  2. Job 38:4 Or declare

Brace yourself like a man;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.(A)

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?(B)
    Tell me, if you understand.(C)
Who marked off its dimensions?(D) Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line(E) across it?

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