God Speaks Now to Job

38 Then the Lord ^(A)answered Job from the whirlwind and said,

²² And you shall celebrate ^(A)the Feast of Weeks, that is, the first fruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.

²⁰ It came about ^[a]in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “^(A)Because I have asked for him of the Lord.”

Aram Invades and Defeats Judah

²³ Now it happened at the turn of the year that ^(A)the army of the Arameans came up against Joash; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, destroyed all the officials of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoils to the king of Damascus.

⁵⁴ And He was also saying to the crowds, “^(A)Whenever you see a cloud rising ^[a]in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. ⁵⁵ And whenever you feel a ^[b]south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a ^(B)hot day,’ and it turns out that way. ⁵⁶ You hypocrites! ^(C)You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?

Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus

16 ^(A)The ^(B)Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and putting Jesus to the test, they ^(C)asked Him to show them a ^[a]sign from heaven. ² But He replied to them, “^[b](D)When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ ³ And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ ^(E)You know how to discern the ^[c]appearance of the sky, but are you unable to discern the signs of the times? ^4 (F)An evil and adulterous generation wants a ^[d]sign; and so a ^[e]sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.