NASB — Job 38 — KJV

God Speaks Now to Job

1 Then the LORD° aanswered° Job° out of the whirlwind° and said°,
  2 “Who° is this° that adarkens° counsel°
  By words° without° knowledge°?
  3 “Now° agird° up your loins° like a man°,
  And bI will ask° you, and you instruct° Me!
  4 “Where° were you awhen I laid° the foundation° of the earth°?
  Tell° [Me], if° you Ihave° understanding°,
  5 Who° set° its ameasurements°? Since° you know°.
  Or° who° stretched° the line° on it?
  6 “On what° awere its bases° sunk°?
  Or° who° laid° its cornerstone°°,
  7 When the morning° stars° sang° together°
  And all° the asons° of God° shouted° for joy°?

[1] aJb 40:6
[2] aJb 35:16; 42:3
[3] aJb 40:7 bJb 42:4
[4] ILit know understanding aJb 15:7; Ps 104:5; Pv 8:29; 30:4
[5] aPv 8:29; Is 40:12
[6] aJb 26:7
[7] aJb 1:6

  8 ¶ “Or [who] aenclosed° the sea° with doors°
  When, bursting° forth°, it went° out from the womb°;
  9 When I made° a cloud° its garment°
  And thick° darkness° its swaddling° band°,
  10 And I Iaplaced° boundaries° on it
  And set° a bolt° and doors°,
  11 And I said°, ‘Thus° far° you shall come°, but no° farther°;
  And here° shall your proud° waves° stop°’?

[8] aGn 1:9; Ps 104:6-9; Pv 8:29; Jr 5:22
[10] ILit broke My decree on it aGn 1:9; Ps 33:7; 104:9; Pv 8:29; Jr 5:22

God’s Mighty Power

  12 ¶ “Have you Iever°° in your life°° commanded° the morning°,
  [And] caused the dawn° to know° its place°,
  13 That it might take° hold° of athe ends° of the earth°,
  And bthe wicked° be shaken° out of it?
  14 “It is changed° like clay° [under] the seal°;
  And they stand° forth° like° a garment°.
  15aFrom the wicked° their light° is withheld°,
  And the buplifted° arm° is broken°.

[12] ILit from your days
[13] aJb 28:24; 37:3 bJb 34:25, 26; 36:6
[15] aJb 5:14 bNu 15:30; Ps 10:15; 37:17

  16 ¶ “Have you entered° into athe springs° of the sea°
  Or walked° Iin the recesses° of the deep°?
  17 “Have the gates° of death° been revealed° to you,
  Or have you seen° the gates° of adeep° darkness°?
  18 “Have you understood° the Iexpanse° of athe earth°?
  Tell° [Me], if° you know° all° this.

[16] IOr in search of aGn 7:11; 8:2; Pv 8:24, 28
[17] aJb 10:21; 26:6; 34:22
[18] IOr width aJb 28:24

  19 ¶ “Where° is the way° to the dwelling° of light°?
  And darkness°, where° is its place°,
  20 That you may take° it to aits territory°
  And that you may discern° the paths° to its Ihome°?
  21 “You know°, for ayou were born° then°,
  And the number° of your days° is great°!
  22 “Have you entered° the storehouses° aof the snow°,
  Or have you seen° the storehouses° of the bhail°,
  23 Which° I have reserved° for the time° of distress°,
  For the day° of war° and battle°?
  24 “Where° is the way° that athe light° is divided°,
  [Or] the east° wind° scattered° on the earth°?

[20] ILit house aJb 26:10
[21] aJb 15:7
[22] aJb 37:6 bEx 9:18; Jsh 10:11; Is 30:30; Ezk 13:11, 13; Rv 16:21
[24] aJb 26:10

  25 ¶ “Who° has cleft° a channel° for the flood°,
  Or a way° for the thunderbolt°°,
  26 To bring° arain° on a land° without° Ipeople°,
  [On] a desert° without° a man° in it,
  27 To asatisfy° the waste° and desolate° land
  And to make the Iseeds° of grass° to sprout°?
  28 “Has° athe rain° a father°?
  Or° who° has begotten° the drops° of dew°?
  29 “From whose° womb° has come° the aice°?
  And the frost° of heaven°, who° has given° it birth°?
  30 “Water° Ibecomes° hard° like stone°,
  And the surface° of the deep° is imprisoned°.

[26] ILit man aJb 36:27
[27] IOr growth aPs 104:13, 14; 107:35
[28] aJb 36:27, 28; Ps 147:8; Jr 14:22
[29] aJb 37:10; Ps 147:17
[30] ILit hides itself

  31 ¶ “Can you bind° the chains° of the aPleiades°,
  Or° loose° the cords° of Orion°?
  32 “Can you lead° forth° a Iconstellation° in its season°,
  And guide° the Bear° with her IIsatellites°?
  33 “Do you know° the aordinances° of the heavens°,
  Or° fix° their rule° over the earth°?

[31] aJb 9:9; Am 5:8
[32] IHeb Mazzaroth IILit sons
[33] aPs 148:6; Jr 31:35, 36

  34 ¶ “Can you lift° up your voice° to the clouds°,
  So that an aabundance° of water° will cover° you?
  35 “Can you asend° forth lightnings° that they may go°
  And say° to you, ‘Here° we are’?
  36 “Who° has aput° wisdom° in the innermost° being°
  Or° given° bunderstanding° to the Imind°?
  37 “Who° can count° the clouds° by wisdom°,
  Or atip° the water° jars° of the heavens°,
  38 When the dust° hardens° into a mass°
  And the clods° stick° together°?

[34] aJb 22:11; 36:27, 28; 38:37
[35] aJb 36:32; 37:3
[36] IOr rooster aJb 9:4; Ps 51:6; Ec 2:26 bJb 32:8
[37] aJb 38:34

  39 ¶ “Can you hunt° the aprey° for the lion°,
  Or satisfy° the appetite° of the young° lions°,
  40 When° they acrouch° in [their] dens°
  [And] lie° in wait° in [their] lair°?
  41 “Who° prepares° for athe raven° its nourishment°
  When° its young° cry° to God°
  And wander° about without° food°?

[39] aPs 104:21
[40] aJb 37:8
[41] aPs 147:9; Mt 6:26; Lk 12:24


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God challengeth Job to answer.

1 ¶ Then the LORDº answeredºª² Jobº out of² the whirlwind,º and said,ºª 2 Who² [is] this² that darkenethºª counselº by wordsº without² knowledge?º 3 Gird upºª now² thy loinsº like a man;º for I will demandºª of thee, and answerºª thou me.

[1] Ex 19:16; Dt 4:11; 5:22; 1K 19:11; 2K 2:1, 11; Jb 37:1, 9, 14; Ezk 1:4; Na 1:3.
[2] Jb 12:3; 23:4; 24:25; 26:3; 27:11; 34:35; 35:16; 42:3; 1Ti 1:7.
[3] Ex 12:11; 1K 18:46; Jb 13:15, 22; 23:3; 31:35; 40:7; Jr 1:17; 1P 1:13.

God, by his mighty works, convinceth Job of ignorance,

4 Whereº wast² thou when I laid the foundationsºª of the earth?º declare,ºª if² thou hast¹ª understanding.º² 5 Who² hath laidºª the measuresº thereof, if² thou knowest?ºª or² who² hath stretchedºª the lineº upon² it? 6 Whereupon²² are the foundationsº thereof fastened?ºª or² who² laidºª the cornerº stoneº thereof; 7 When the morningº starsº sangºª together,º and all² the sonsº of Godº shouted¹ª for joy?² 8 Or [who] shut upºª the seaº with doors,º when it brake forth,ºª [as if] it had issued outºª of the womb?º² 9 When I madeºª the cloudº the garmentº thereof, and thick darknessº a swaddlingbandº for it, 10 And brake upºª for² it my decreedº [place], and setºª barsº and doors,º 11 And said,ºª Hithertoºº shalt thou come,ºª but no² further:ºª and here² shall thy proudº wavesº be stayed?ºª 12 Hast thou commandedºª the morningº since thy days;º² [and] caused the dayspringº to knowºª his place;º 13 That it might take holdºª of the endsº of the earth,º that the wickedº might be shaken² out¹ª of² it? 14 It is turnedºª as clayº [to] the seal;º and they standºª as² a garment.º 15 And from the wickedº² their lightº is withholden,ºª and the highºª armº shall be broken.ºª 16 Hast thou enteredºª into² the springsº of the sea?º or hast thou walkedºª in the searchº of the depth?º 17 Have the gatesº of deathº been openedºª unto thee? or hast thou seenºª the doorsº of the shadow of death?º 18 Hast thou perceivedºª² the breadthº of the earth?º declareºª if² thou knowestºª it all.² 19 Where²² [is] the wayº [where] lightº dwelleth?ºª and [as for] darkness,º where²² [is] the placeº thereof, 20 That² thou shouldest takeºª it to² the boundº thereof, and that² thou shouldest knowºª the pathsº [to] the houseº thereof? 21 Knowestºª thou [it], because² thou wast then² born?ºª or [because] the numberº of thy daysº [is] great?º 22 Hast thou enteredºª into² the treasuresº of the snow?º or hast thou seenºª the treasuresº of the hail,º 23 Which² I have reservedºª against the timeº of trouble,º against the dayº of battleº and war?º 24 By whatº² wayº is the lightº parted,ºª [which] scatterethºª the east windº upon² the earth?º 25 Who² hath dividedºª a watercourseº for the overflowing of waters,º or a wayº for the lightningº of thunder;º 26 To cause it to rainºª on² the earth,º [where] no² manº [is; on] the wilderness,º wherein [there is] no² man;º 27 To satisfyºª the desolateº and wasteº [ground]; and to cause the budº of the tender herbº to spring forth?ºª 28 Hathº the rainº a father?º or² who² hath begottenºª the dropsº of dew?º 29 Out of whose wombº²² cameºª the ice?º and the hoary frostº of heaven,º who² hath genderedºª it? 30 The watersº are hidºª as [with] a stone,º and the faceº of the deepº is frozen.ºª

[4] Gn 1:1; Ps 102:25; 104:5; Pv 8:22, 29; 30:4; He 1:2, 10.
[5] Jb 11:9; 28:25; Ps 19:4; 78:55; Pv 8:27; Is 34:11; 40:12, 22; Zc 2:1; 2Co 10:16.
[6] Ex 26:18; 1S 2:8; Jb 26:7; Ps 24:2; 93:1; 104:5; 118:22; 144:12; Is 28:16; Zc 12:1; Ep 2:20; 2P 3:5.
[7] Ezr 3:11; Jb 1:6; 2:1; Ps 104:4; Zc 4:7; Rv 2:28; 5:11; 22:16.
[8] Gn 1:9; Jb 38:10, 29; Ps 33:7; 104:9; Pv 8:29; Jr 5:22.
[9] Gn 1:2.
[10] Gn 1:9; 9:15; Jb 26:10; Ps 104:9; Jr 5:22.
[11] Jb 1:22; 2:6; Ps 65:6; 76:10; 89:9; 93:3; Pv 8:29; Is 27:8; Mk 4:39; Lk 8:32; Rv 20:2, 7.
[12] Gn 1:5; Jb 8:9; 15:7; 38:4, 21; Ps 74:16; 136:7; 148:3; Lk 1:78; 2P 1:19.
[13] Ex 14:27; Jb 24:13; 37:3; Ps 19:4; 104:21, 35; 139:9.
[14] Ps 104:2, 6.
[15] Ex 10:21; 2K 6:18; Jb 5:14; 18:5, 18; Ps 10:15; 37:17; Pv 4:19; Is 8:21; Jr 13:16; Ezk 30:22; Ac 13:10.
[16] Jb 26:5; Ps 77:19; Pv 8:24; Jr 51:36.
[17] Jb 3:5; 12:22; Ps 9:13; 23:4; 107:10, 14, 18; 116:3; Am 5:8; Mt 4:16.
[18] Ps 74:17; 89:11; Is 40:28; Jr 31:37; Rv 20:9.
[19] Gn 1:3, 14; Dt 4:19; Jb 38:12; Ps 18:11; 104:20; 105:28; Is 45:7; Jr 13:16; Ezk 32:8; Am 4:13; Mt 27:45; Jn 1:9; 8:12.
[20] Gn 10:19; 23:17.
[21] Jb 15:7; 38:4, 12.
[22] Jb 6:16; 37:6; Ps 33:7; 135:7.
[23] Ex 9:18, 24; Jsh 10:11; Jb 36:13, 31; Is 30:30; Ezk 13:11; Mt 7:27; Rv 16:21.
[24] Jb 38:12; Jna 4:8; Mt 24:27.
[25] Jb 28:26; 36:27; 37:3; Ps 29:3.
[26] Ps 104:10; 107:35; 147:8; Is 35:1; 41:18; 43:19; Jr 14:22; He 6:7.
[28] Gn 27:28, 39; Dt 33:13, 28; 1S 12:17; 2S 1:21; 1K 17:1; Jb 5:9; 29:19; 38:8; Ps 65:9; Pv 3:20; Jr 5:24; 10:13; 14:22; Ho 14:5; Jol 2:23; Am 4:7; Mt 5:45.
[29] Jb 6:16; 37:10; 38:8; Ps 147:16.
[30] Jb 37:10.

and of imbecility.

31 Canst thou bindºª the sweet influencesº of Pleiades,º or² looseºª the bandsº of Orion?º 32 Canst thou bring forthºª Mazzarothº in his season?º or canst thou guideºª Arcturusº with² his sons?º 33 Knowestºª thou the ordinancesº of heaven?º canst thou setºª the dominionº thereof in the earth?º 34 Canst thou lift upºª thy voiceº to the clouds,º that abundanceº of watersº may coverºª thee? 35 Canst thou sendºª lightnings,º that they may go,¹ª² and sayºª unto thee, Here² we [are]? 36 Who² hath putºª wisdomº in the inward parts?º or² who² hath givenºª understandingº to the heart?º 37 Who² can numberºª the cloudsº in wisdom?º or who² can stayºª the bottlesº of heaven,º 38 When the dustº growethºª into hardness,º and the clodsº cleave fast together?ºª 39 Wilt thou huntºª the preyº for the lion?º or fillºª the appetiteº of the young lions,º 40 When² they couchºª in [their] dens,º [and] abideºª in the covertº to¹ lie in wait?º² 41 Who² providethºª for the ravenº his food?º when² his young onesº cryºª unto² God,º they wanderºª for lackº of meat.º

[31] Jb 9:9; Am 5:8.
[32] 2K 23:5; Jb 9:9.
[33] Gn 1:16; 8:22; Jb 38:12; Ps 119:90; Jr 31:35; 33:25.
[34] 1S 12:18; Am 5:8; Zc 10:1; Jm 5:18.
[35] Ex 9:23, 29; Lv 10:2; Nu 11:1; 16:35; 1S 22:12; 2K 1:10, 14; Is 6:8; 65:1; Rv 11:5.
[36] Ex 31:3; 36:1; Jb 32:8; Ps 51:6; Pv 2:6; Ec 2:26; Is 28:26; Jm 1:5, 17.
[37] Gn 8:1; 9:15; 15:5; Ps 147:4.
[39] Jb 4:10; Ps 34:10; 104:21; 145:15.
[40] Gn 49:9; Nu 23:24; 24:9.
[41] Ps 104:27; 147:9; Mt 6:26; Lk 12:24.


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