38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

38:2 Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
38:2 "Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?

38:3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
38:3 Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.

38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
38:4 "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

38:5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
38:5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?

38:6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
38:6 To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
38:7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted 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?
38:8 "Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb;

38:9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
38:9 When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band;

38:10 And brake up for it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors,
38:10 When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors;

38:11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
38:11 When I said, 'This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!'

38:12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place;
38:12 "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, And caused the dawn to know its place,

38:13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
38:13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

38:14 It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment.
38:14 It takes on form like clay under a seal, And stands out like a garment.

38:15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
38:15 From the wicked their light is withheld, And the upraised arm is broken.

38:16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
38:16 "Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths?

38:17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
38:17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?

38:18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
38:18 Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.

38:19 Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof,
38:19 "Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place,

38:20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof?
38:20 That you may take it to its territory, That you may know the paths to its home?

38:21 Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great?
38:21 Do you know it, because you were born then, Or because the number of your days is great?

38:22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
38:22 "Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail,

38:23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
38:23 Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war?

38:24 By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
38:24 By what way is light diffused, Or the east wind scattered over the earth?

38:25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
38:25 "Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt,

38:26 To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;
38:26 To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one, A wilderness in which there is no man;

38:27 To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
38:27 To satisfy the desolate waste, And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?

38:28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
38:28 Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

38:29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
38:29 From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?

38:30 The waters are hid as [with] a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
38:30 The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen.

38:31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
38:31 "Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion?

38:32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
38:32 Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs?

38:33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
38:33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

38:34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
38:34 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you?

38:35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]?
38:35 Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, 'Here we are!'?

38:36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
38:36 Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart?

38:37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38:37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

38:38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
38:38 When the dust hardens in clumps, And the clods cling together?

38:39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
38:39 "Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

38:40 When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
38:40 When they crouch in their dens, Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?

38:41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
38:41 Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, And wander about for lack of food?