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  38:1 ¶
Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
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38:1 ¶
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, |
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38:2
Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? |
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38:2
Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? |
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38:3
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. |
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38:3
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. |
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38:4
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. |
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38:4
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. |
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38:5
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? |
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38:5
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? |
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38:6
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; |
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38:6
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; |
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38:7
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of Elohim shouted for joy? |
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38:7
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? |
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38:8
Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb? |
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38:8
Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb? |
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38:9
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, |
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38:9
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, |
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38:10
And brake up for it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors, |
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38:10
And brake up for it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors, |
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38:11
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? |
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38:11
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? |
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38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place; |
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38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place; |
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38:13
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? |
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38:13
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? |
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38:14
It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment. |
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38:14
It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment. |
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38:15
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. |
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38:15
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. |
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38:16
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? |
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38:16
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? |
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38:17
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? |
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38:17
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? |
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38:18
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. |
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38:18
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. |
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38:19
Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof, |
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38:19
Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof, |
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38:20
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof? |
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38:20
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof? |
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38:21
Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great? |
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38:21
Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great? |
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38:22
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, |
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38:22
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, |
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38:23
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? |
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38:23
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? |
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38:24
By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east wind upon the earth? |
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38:24
By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east wind upon the earth? |
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38:25
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; |
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38:25
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; |
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38:26
To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man; |
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38:26
To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man; |
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38:27
To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? |
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38:27
To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? |
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38:28
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? |
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38:28
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? |
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38:29
Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? |
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38:29
Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? |
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38:30
The waters are hid as [with] a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. |
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38:30
The waters are hid as [with] a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. |
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38:31
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? |
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38:31
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? |
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38:32
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? |
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38:32
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? |
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38:33
Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? |
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38:33
Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? |
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38:34
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? |
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38:34
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? |
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38:35
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]? |
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38:35
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]? |
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38:36
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? |
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38:36
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? |
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38:37
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, |
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38:37
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, |
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38:38
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? |
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38:38
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? |
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38:39
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, |
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38:39
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, |
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38:40
When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait? |
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38:40
When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait? |
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38:41
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto El, they wander for lack of meat. |
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38:41
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. |
