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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation |
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| 38:1 | Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, | And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: -- |
| 38:2 | Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? | Who `is' this -- darkening counsel, By words without knowledge? |
| 38:3 | Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and |
Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know. |
| 38:4 | Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, |
Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding. |
| 38:5 | Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? | Who placed its measures -- if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line? |
| 38:6 | Whereupon are the |
On what have its sockets been sunk? Or who hath cast its corner-stone? |
| 38:7 | When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? | In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy, |
| 38:8 | Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? | And He shutteth up with doors the sea, In its coming forth, from the womb it goeth out. |
| 38:9 | When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, | In My making a cloud its clothing, And thick darkness its swaddling band, |
| 38:10 | And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, | And I measure over it My statute, And place bar and doors, |
| 38:11 | And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall |
And say, `Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.' |
| 38:12 | Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; | Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place? |
| 38:13 | That it might take hold of the |
To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it, |
| 38:14 | It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. | It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed. |
| 38:15 | And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. | And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken. |
| 38:16 | Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? | Hast thou come in to springs of the sea? And in searching the deep Hast thou walked up and down? |
| 38:17 | Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? | Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see? |
| 38:18 | Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. | Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare -- if thou hast known it all. |
| 38:19 | Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, | Where `is' this -- the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where `is' this -- its place? |
| 38:20 | That thou shouldest take it |
That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house. |
| 38:21 | Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? | Thou hast known -- for then thou art born And the number of thy days `are' many! |
| 38:22 | Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, | Hast thou come in unto the treasure of snow? Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see? |
| 38:23 | Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? | That I have kept back for a time of distress, For a day of conflict and battle. |
| 38:24 | By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? | Where `is' this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth. |
| 38:25 | Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; | Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices? |
| 38:26 | 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 -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it. |
| 38:27 | To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? | To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass? |
| 38:28 | Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? | Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew? |
| 38:29 | Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? | From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it? |
| 38:30 | The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep |
As a stone waters are hidden, And the face of the deep is captured. |
| 38:31 | Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of |
Dost thou bind sweet influences of Kimah? Or the attractions of Kesil dost thou open? |
| 38:32 | Canst thou bring forth |
Dost thou bring out Mazzaroth in its season? And Aysh for her sons dost thou comfort? |
| 38:33 | Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? | Hast thou known the statutes of heaven? Or dost thou appoint Its dominion in the earth? |
| 38:34 | Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? | Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee? |
| 38:35 | Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? | Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, `Behold us?' |
| 38:36 | Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? | Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding? |
| 38:37 | Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or |
Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down, |
| 38:38 | When the dust |
In the hardening of dust into hardness, And clods cleave together? |
| 38:39 | Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill |
Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil? |
| 38:40 | When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? | When they bow down in dens -- Abide in a thicket for a covert? |
| 38:41 | Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. | Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food. |