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Job 38:36-38
1599 Geneva Bible

36 Who hath put wisdom in the [a]reins? or who hath given the heart understanding?

37 Who can number clouds by wisdom? or who can cause to cease the [b]bottles of heaven,

38 When the earth groweth into hardness, [c]and the clots are fast together?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 In the secret parts of man.
  2. Job 38:37 That is, the clouds wherein the water is contained as in bottles.
  3. Job 38:38 For when God doth not open these bottles, the earth cometh to this inconvenience.
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Job 38:36-38
New International Version

36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[a](A)
    or gives the rooster understanding?[b](B)
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars(C) of the heavens(D)
38 when the dust becomes hard(E)
    and the clods of earth stick together?(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 That is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile
  2. Job 38:36 That is, understanding of when to crow; the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
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