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Job 38

¹Then answered the Lord vnto Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,

²Who is this that darkeneth the counsell by wordes without knowledge?

³Girde vp nowe thy loynes like a man: I will demande of thee and declare thou vnto me.

⁴Where wast thou when I layd the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast vnderstanding,

⁵Who hath layde the measures thereof, if thou knowest, or who hath stretched the line ouer it:

⁶Whereupon are the foundations thereof set: or who layed the corner stone thereof:

⁷When the starres of the morning praysed me together, and all the children of God reioyced:

⁸Or who hath shut vp the Sea with doores, when it yssued and came foorth as out of the wombe:

⁹When I made the cloudes as a couering thereof, and darkenesse as the swadeling bands thereof:

¹⁰When I stablished my commandement vpon it, and set barres and doores,

¹¹And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther, and here shall it stay thy proude waues.

¹²Hast thou commanded the morning since thy dayes? hast thou caused the morning to knowe his place,

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

¹⁴It is turned as clay to facion, and all stand vp as a garment.

¹⁵And from the wicked their light shall be taken away, and the hie arme shalbe broken.

¹⁶Hast thou entred into the bottomes of the sea? or hast thou walked to seeke out the depth?

¹⁷Haue the gates of death bene opened vnto thee? or hast thou seene the gates of the shadowe of death?

¹⁸Hast thou perceiued the breadth of the earth? tell if thou knowest all this.

¹⁹Where is the way where light dwelleth? and where is the place of darkenesse,

²⁰That thou shouldest receiue it in the boundes thereof, and that thou shouldest knowe the paths to the house thereof?

²¹Knewest thou it, because thou wast then borne, and because the nomber of thy dayes is great?

²²Hast thou entred into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seene the treasures of ye haile,

²³Which I haue hid against the time of trouble, against the day of warre and battell?

²⁴By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the East winde vpon the earth?

²⁵Who hath deuided the spowtes for the raine? or the way for the lightning of ye thunders,

²⁶To cause it to raine on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernes where there is no man?

²⁷To fulfil the wilde and waste place, and to cause the bud of the herbe to spring forth?

²⁸Who is the father of the rayne? or who hath begotten the droppes of the dewe?

²⁹Out of whose wombe came the yee? who hath ingendred the frost of the heauen?

³⁰The waters are hid as with a stone: and the face of the depth is frosen.

³¹Canst thou restraine the sweete influences of the Pleiades? or loose the bandes of Orion?

³²Canst thou bring foorth Mazzaroth in their time? canst thou also guide Arcturus with his sonnes?

³³Knowest thou the course of heauen, or canst thou set the rule thereof in the earth?

³⁴Canst thou lift vp thy voice to the cloudes that the aboundance of water may couer thee?

³⁵Canst thou sende the lightenings that they may walke, and say vnto thee, Loe, heere we are?

³⁶Who hath put wisedome in the reines? or who hath giuen the heart vnderstanding?

³⁷Who can nomber cloudes by wisedome? or who can cause to cease the bottels of heaue,

³⁸When the earth groweth into hardnesse, and the clottes are fast together?

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Job 38

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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