Job 38:4-18
English Standard Version
4 “Where were you when I (A)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 (B)sang together
and all (C)the sons of God (D)shouted for joy?
8 “Or who (E)shut in the sea with doors
when it burst out from the womb,
9 when I made clouds its garment
and (F)thick darkness its swaddling band,
10 and prescribed (G)limits for it
and set bars and doors,
11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
and here shall your (H)proud waves be stayed’?
12 “Have you (I)commanded the morning since your days began,
and caused the dawn to know its place,
13 that it might take hold of (J)the skirts of the earth,
and the wicked be (K)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 (L)light is withheld,
and (M)their uplifted arm is broken.
16 “Have you (N)entered into the springs of the sea,
or walked in the recesses of the deep?
17 Have (O)the gates of death been revealed to you,
or have you seen the gates of (P)deep darkness?
18 Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?
Declare, if you know all this.
Job 38:4-18
New International Version
4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?(A)
Tell me, if you understand.(B)
5 Who marked off its dimensions?(C) Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring line(D) across it?
6 On what were its footings set,(E)
or who laid its cornerstone(F)—
7 while the morning stars(G) sang together(H)
and all the angels[a](I) shouted for joy?(J)
8 “Who shut up the sea behind doors(K)
when it burst forth from the womb,(L)
9 when I made the clouds its garment
and wrapped it in thick darkness,(M)
10 when I fixed limits for it(N)
and set its doors and bars in place,(O)
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;(P)
here is where your proud waves halt’?(Q)
12 “Have you ever given orders to the morning,(R)
or shown the dawn its place,(S)
13 that it might take the earth by the edges
and shake the wicked(T) out of it?(U)
14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;(V)
its features stand out like those of a garment.
15 The wicked are denied their light,(W)
and their upraised arm is broken.(X)
Footnotes
- Job 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God
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