Job 38

1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

2 Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

Gird up now thy loins like a man, for I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me.

4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

Where were thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou have understanding.

5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

Who determined the measures of it, if thou know? Or who stretched the line upon it?

6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

Upon what were the foundations of it fastened? Or who laid the cornerstone of it

7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?

Or who shut up the sea with doors when it broke forth, like it had issued out of the womb,

9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

when I made clouds the garment of it, and thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

10 And brake up for it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors,

and marked out for it my bound, and set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

and said, This far thou shall come, but no farther, and here thy proud waves shall be stayed?

12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place;

Have thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place

13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?

14 It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment.

It is changed as clay under the seal, and all things stand forth as a garment.

15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm is broken.

16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

Have thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or have thou walked in the recesses of the deep?

17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

Have the gates of death been revealed to thee? Or have thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

Have thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou know it all.

19 Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof,

Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place of it

20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof?

that thou should take it to the bound of it, and that thou should discern the paths to the house of it?

21 Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great?

Thou know, for thou were born then, and the number of thy days is great!

22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

Have thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or have thou seen the treasures of the hail,

23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

24 By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

By what way is the light divided, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

Who has cleft a channel for the water flood, or the way for the lightning of the thunder,

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;

to cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground; ] and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, and to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who has engendered it?

30 The waters are hid as [with] a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

The waters hide themselves and become like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

Can thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

Can thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or can thou guide the Bear with her train?

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

Do thou know the ordinances of the heavens? Can thou establish the dominion of it on the earth?

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Can thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]?

Can thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say to thee, Here we are?

36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven

38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?

39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

Can thou hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions

40 When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait?

when they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

Who provides for the raven his prey when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?