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

 38:1 ¶ Then the LORDº answeredººº Jobº out ofº the whirlwind,º and said,ºº

 38:2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?

 38:2 Whoº [is] thisº that darkenethºº counselº by wordsº withoutº knowledge?º

 38:3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

 38:3 Gird upºº nowº thy loinsº like a man;º for I will demandºº of thee, and answerºº thou me.

 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

 38:4 Whereº wastº thou when I laid the foundationsºº of the earth?º declare,ºº ifº thou hastºº understanding.ºº

 38:5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?

 38:5 Whoº hath laidºº the measuresº thereof, ifº thou knowest?ºº orº whoº hath stretchedºº the lineº uponº it?

 38:6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,

 38:6 Whereuponºº are the foundationsº thereof fastened?ºº orº whoº laidºº the cornerº stoneº thereof;

 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

 38:7 When the morningº starsº sangºº together,º and allº the sonsº of Godº shoutedºº for joy?º

 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 upºº the seaº with doors,º when it brake forth,ºº [as if] it had issued outºº of the womb?ºº

 38:9 When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

 38:9 When I madeºº the cloudº the garmentº thereof, and thick darknessº a swaddlingbandº for it,

 38:10 And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,

 38:10 And brake upºº forº it my decreedº [place], and setºº barsº and doors,º

 38:11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

 38:11 And said,ºº Hithertoºº shalt thou come,ºº but noº further:ºº and hereº shall thy proudº wavesº be stayed?ºº

 38:12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place;

 38:12 Hast thou commandedºº the morningº since thy days;ºº [and] caused the dayspringº to knowºº his place;º

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

 38:13 That it might take holdºº of the endsº of the earth,º that the wickedº might be shakenº outºº ofº it?

 38:14 It is changed as clay under the seal; And [all things] stand forth as a garment:

 38:14 It is turnedºº as clayº [to] the seal;º and they standºº asº a garment.º

 38:15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

 38:15 And from the wickedºº their lightº is withholden,ºº and the highºº armº shall be broken.ºº

 38:16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?

 38:16 Hast thou enteredºº intoº the springsº of the sea?º or hast thou walkedºº in the searchº of the depth?º

 38:17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

 38:17 Have the gatesº of deathº been openedºº unto thee? or hast thou seenºº the doorsº of the shadow of death?º

 38:18 Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.

 38:18 Hast thou perceivedººº the breadthº of the earth?º declareºº ifº thou knowestºº it all.º

 38:19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

 38:19 Whereºº [is] the wayº [where] lightº dwelleth?ºº and [as for] darkness,º whereºº [is] the placeº thereof,

 38:20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?

 38:20 Thatº thou shouldest takeºº it toº the boundº thereof, and thatº thou shouldest knowºº the pathsº [to] the houseº thereof?

 38:21 [Doubtless], thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!

 38:21 Knowestºº thou [it], becauseº thou wast thenº born?ºº or [because] the numberº of thy daysº [is] great?º

 38:22 Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

 38:22 Hast thou enteredºº intoº the treasuresº of the snow?º or hast thou seenºº the treasuresº of the hail,º

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

 38:23 Whichº I have reservedºº against the timeº of trouble,º against the dayº of battleº and war?º

 38:24 By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

 38:24 By whatºº wayº is the lightº parted,ºº [which] scatterethºº the east windº uponº the earth?º

 38:25 Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

 38:25 Whoº hath dividedºº a watercourseº for the overflowing of waters,º or a wayº for the lightningº of thunder;º

 38:26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

 38:26 To cause it to rainºº onº the earth,º [where] noº manº [is; on] the wilderness,º wherein [there is] noº man;º

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

 38:27 To satisfyºº the desolateº and wasteº [ground]; and to cause the budº of the tender herbº to spring forth?ºº

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

 38:28 Hathº the rainº a father?º orº whoº hath begottenºº the dropsº of dew?º

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

 38:29 Out of whose wombººº cameºº the ice?º and the hoary frostº of heaven,º whoº hath genderedºº it?

 38:30 The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.

 38:30 The watersº are hidºº as [with] a stone,º and the faceº of the deepº is frozen.ºº

 38:31 Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?

 38:31 Canst thou bindºº the sweet influencesº of Pleiades,º orº looseºº the bandsº of Orion?º

 38:32 Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?

 38:32 Canst thou bring forthºº Mazzarothº in his season?º or canst thou guideºº Arcturusº withº his sons?º

 38:33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?

 38:33 Knowestºº thou the ordinancesº of heaven?º canst thou setºº the dominionº thereof in the earth?º

 38:34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?

 38:34 Canst thou lift upºº thy voiceº to the clouds,º that abundanceº of watersº may coverºº thee?

 38:35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?

 38:35 Canst thou sendºº lightnings,º that they may go,ººº and sayºº unto thee, Hereº we [are]?

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

 38:36 Whoº hath putºº wisdomº in the inward parts?º orº whoº hath givenºº understandingº to the heart?º

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

 38:37 Whoº can numberºº the cloudsº in wisdom?º or whoº can stayºº the bottlesº of heaven,º

 38:38 When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?

 38:38 When the dustº growethºº into hardness,º and the clodsº cleave fast together?ºº

 38:39 Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

 38:39 Wilt thou huntºº the preyº for the lion?º or fillºº the appetiteº of the young lions,º

 38:40 When they couch in their dens, [And] abide in the covert to lie in wait?

 38:40 Whenº they couchºº in [their] dens,º [and] abideºº in the covertº toº lie in wait?ºº

 38:41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?

 38:41 Whoº providethºº for the ravenº his food?º whenº his young onesº cryºº untoº God,º they wanderºº for lackº of meat.º