|
  38:1 ¶
And after Elihu{gr.Elius} had ceased from speaking, the Lord spoke to Job through the whirlwind and clouds, [saying], |
|
38:1 ¶
Then Yahweh°
answered°°°
Job°
out of°
the whirlwind,°
and said,°° |
|
38:2
Who is this that hides counsel from me, and confines words in [his] heart, and thinks to conceal [them] from me? |
|
38:2
Who°
[is] this°
that darkeneth°°
counsel°
by words°
without°
knowledge?° |
|
38:3
Gird thy loins like a man; and I will ask thee, and do thou answer me. |
|
38:3
Gird up°°
now°
thy loins°
like a man;°
for I will demand°°
of thee, and answer°°
thou me. |
|
38:4
Where wast thou when I founded the earth? tell me now, if thou hast knowledge, |
|
38:4
Where°
wast°
thou when I laid the foundations°°
of the earth?°
declare,°°
if°
thou hast°°
understanding.°° |
|
38:5
who set the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it? |
|
38:5
Who°
hath laid°°
the measures°
thereof, if°
thou knowest?°°
or°
who°
hath stretched°°
the line°
upon°
it? |
|
38:6
On what are its rings fastened? and who is he that laid the corner-stone upon it? |
|
38:6
Whereupon°°
are the foundations°
thereof fastened?°°
or°
who°
laid°°
the corner°
stone°
thereof; |
|
38:7
When the stars were made, all my angels praised me with a loud voice. |
|
38:7
When the morning°
stars°
sang°°
together,°
and all°
the sons°
of Elohim°
shouted°°
for joy?° |
|
38:8
And I shut up the sea with gates, when it rushed out, coming forth out its mother's womb. |
|
38:8
Or [who] shut up°°
the sea°
with doors,°
when it brake forth,°°
[as if] it had issued out°°
of the womb?°° |
|
38:9
And I made a cloud its clothing, and swathed it in mist. |
|
38:9
When I made°°
the cloud°
the garment°
thereof, and thick darkness°
a swaddlingband°
for it, |
|
38:10
And I set bounds to it, surrounding it with bars and gates. |
|
38:10
And brake up°°
for°
it my decreed°
[place], and set°°
bars°
and doors,° |
|
38:11
And I said to it, Hitherto shalt thou come, but thou shalt not go beyond, but thy waves shall be confined within thee. |
|
38:11
And said,°°
Hitherto°°
shalt thou come,°°
but no°
further:°°
and here°
shall thy proud°
waves°
be stayed?°° |
|
38:12
Or did I order the morning light in thy time; and [did] the morning star [then first] see his appointed place; |
|
38:12
Hast thou commanded°°
the morning°
since thy days;°°
[and] caused the dayspring°
to know°°
his place;° |
|
38:13
to lay hold of the extremities of the earth, to cast out the ungodly out of it? |
|
38:13
That it might take hold°°
of the ends°
of the earth,°
that the wicked°
might be shaken°
out°°
of°
it? |
|
38:14
Or didst thou take clay of the ground, and form a living creature, and set it with the power of speech upon the earth? |
|
38:14
It is turned°°
as clay°
[to] the seal;°
and they stand°°
as°
a garment.° |
|
38:15
And hast thou removed light from the ungodly, and crushed the arm of the proud? |
|
38:15
And from the wicked°°
their light°
is withholden,°°
and the high°°
arm°
shall be broken.°° |
|
38:16
Or hast thou gone to the source of the sea, and walked in the tracks of the deep? |
|
38:16
Hast thou entered°°
into°
the springs°
of the sea?°
or hast thou walked°°
in the search°
of the depth?° |
|
38:17
And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; and did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee? |
|
38:17
Have the gates°
of death°
been opened°°
unto thee? or hast thou seen°°
the doors°
of the shadow of death?° |
|
38:18
And hast thou been instructed in the breadth of the [whole earth] under heaven? tell me now, what is the extent of it? |
|
38:18
Hast thou perceived°°°
the breadth°
of the earth?°
declare°°
if°
thou knowest°°
it all.° |
|
38:19
And in what kind of a land does the light dwell? and of what kind is the place of darkness? |
|
38:19
Where°°
[is] the way°
[where] light°
dwelleth?°°
and [as for] darkness,°
where°°
[is] the place°
thereof, |
|
38:20
If thou couldest bring me to their [utmost] boundaries, and if also thou knowest their paths; |
|
38:20
That°
thou shouldest take°°
it to°
the bound°
thereof, and that°
thou shouldest know°°
the paths°
[to] the house°
thereof? |
|
38:21
I know then that thou wert born at that time, and the number of thy years is great. |
|
38:21
Knowest°°
thou [it], because°
thou wast then°
born?°°
or [because] the number°
of thy days°
[is] great?° |
|
38:22
But hast thou gone to the treasures of snow? and hast thou seen the treasures of hail? |
|
38:22
Hast thou entered°°
into°
the treasures°
of the snow?°
or hast thou seen°°
the treasures°
of the hail,° |
|
38:23
And is there a store [of them], for thee against the time of [thine] enemies, for the day of wars and battle? |
|
38:23
Which°
I have reserved°°
against the time°
of trouble,°
against the day°
of battle°
and war?° |
|
38:24
And whence proceeds the frost? or [whence] is the south wind dispersed over the [whole world] under heaven? |
|
38:24
By what°°
way°
is the light°
parted,°°
[which] scattereth°°
the east wind°
upon°
the earth?° |
|
38:25
And who prepared a course for the violent rain, and a way for the thunders; |
|
38:25
Who°
hath divided°°
a watercourse°
for the overflowing of waters,°
or a way°
for the lightning°
of thunder;° |
|
38:26
to rain upon the land where [there is] no man, the wilderness, where there is not a man in it; so as to feed the untrodden and uninhabited [land], |
|
38:26
To cause it to rain°°
on°
the earth,°
[where] no°
man°
[is; on] the wilderness,°
wherein [there is] no°
man;° |
|
38:27
and cause it to send forth a crop of green herbs? |
|
38:27
To satisfy°°
the desolate°
and waste°
[ground]; and to cause the bud°
of the tender herb°
to spring forth?°° |
|
38:28
Who is the rain's father? and who has generated the drops of dew? |
|
38:28
Hath°
the rain°
a father?°
or°
who°
hath begotten°°
the drops°
of dew?° |
|
38:29
And out of whose womb comes the ice? and who has produced the frost in the sky, |
|
38:29
Out of whose womb°°°
came°°
the ice?°
and the hoary frost°
of heaven,°
who°
hath gendered°°
it? |
|
38:30
which descends like flowing water? who has terrified the face of the ungodly? |
|
38:30
The waters°
are hid°°
as [with] a stone,°
and the face°
of the deep°
is frozen.°° |
|
38:31
And dost thou understand the band of Pleias, and hast thou opened the barrier of Orion? |
|
38:31
Canst thou bind°°
the sweet influences°
of Pleiades,°
or°
loose°°
the bands°
of Orion?° |
|
38:32
Or wilt thou reveal Mazuroth in his season, and the evening star with his rays? Wilt thou guide them? |
|
38:32
Canst thou bring forth°°
Mazzaroth°
in his season?°
or canst thou guide°°
Arcturus°
with°
his sons?° |
|
38:33
And knowest thou the changes of heaven, or the events which take place together under heaven? |
|
38:33
Knowest°°
thou the ordinances°
of heaven?°
canst thou set°°
the dominion°
thereof in the earth?° |
|
38:34
And wilt thou call a cloud with thy voice, and will it obey thee with a violent shower of much rain? |
|
38:34
Canst thou lift up°°
thy voice°
to the clouds,°
that abundance°
of waters°
may cover°°
thee? |
|
38:35
And wilt thou send lightnings, and they shall go? and shall they say to thee, What is [thy pleasure]? |
|
38:35
Canst thou send°°
lightnings,°
that they may go,°°°
and say°°
unto thee, Here°
we [are]? |
|
38:36
And who has given to women skill in weaving, or knowledge of embroidery? |
|
38:36
Who°
hath put°°
wisdom°
in the inward parts?°
or°
who°
hath given°°
understanding°
to the heart?° |
|
38:37
And who is he that numbers the clouds in wisdom, and has bowed the heaven [down] to the earth? |
|
38:37
Who°
can number°°
the clouds°
in wisdom?°
or who°
can stay°°
the bottles°
of heaven,° |
|
38:38
For it is spread out as dusty earth, and I have cemented it as one hewn stone to another. |
|
38:38
When the dust°
groweth°°
into hardness,°
and the clods°
cleave fast together?°° |
|
38:39
And wilt thou hunt a prey for the lions? and satisfy the desires of the serpents? |
|
38:39
Wilt thou hunt°°
the prey°
for the lion?°
or fill°°
the appetite°
of the young lions,° |
|
38:40
For they fear in their lairs, and lying in wait couch in the woods. |
|
38:40
When°
they couch°°
in [their] dens,°
[and] abide°°
in the covert°
to°
lie in wait?°° |
|
38:41
And who has prepared food for the raven? for its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, in search of food. |
|
38:41
Who°
provideth°°
for the raven°
his food?°
when°
his young ones°
cry°°
unto°
El,°
they wander°°
for lack°
of meat.° |
