Common English Bible CEB
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
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Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:
2 Who is this darkening counsel with words lacking knowledge?
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"Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Prepare yourself like a man; I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me.
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Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
4 Where were you when I laid the earth's foundations? Tell me if you know.
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"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who set its measurements? Surely you know. Who stretched a measuring tape on it?
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Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 On what were its footings sunk; who laid its cornerstone,
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On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone
7 while the morning stars sang in unison and all the divine beings shouted?
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when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy?
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