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Job 38

New Century Version NCV

1 Then the Lord answered Job from the storm. He said:

2 "Who is this that makes my purpose unclear by saying things that are not true?

3 Be strong like a man! I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.

4 Where were you when I made the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.

5 Who marked off how big it should be? Surely you know! Who stretched a ruler across it?

6 What were the earth's foundations set on, or who put its cornerstone in place

7 while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted with joy?

8 "Who shut the doors to keep the sea in when it broke through and was born,

9 when I made the clouds like a coat for the sea and wrapped it in dark clouds,

10 when I put limits on the sea and put its doors and bars in place,

11 when I said to the sea, 'You may come this far, but no farther; this is where your proud waves must stop'?

12 "Have you ever ordered the morning to begin, or shown the dawn where its place was

13 in order to take hold of the earth by its edges and shake evil people out of it?

14 At dawn the earth changes like clay being pressed by a seal; the hills and valleys stand out like folds in a coat.

15 Light is not given to evil people; their arm is raised to do harm, but it is broken.

16 "Have you ever gone to where the sea begins or walked in the valleys under the sea?

17 Have the gates of death been opened to you? Have you seen the gates of the deep darkness?

18 Do you understand how wide the earth is? Tell me, if you know all these things.

19 "What is the path to light's home, and where does darkness live?

20 Can you take them to their places? Do you know the way to their homes?

21 Surely you know, if you were already born when all this happened! Have you lived that many years?

22 "Have you ever gone into the storehouse of the snow or seen the storehouses for hail,

23 which I save for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?

24 Where is the place from which light comes? Where is the place from which the east winds blow over the earth?

25 Who cuts a waterway for the heavy rains and sets a path for the thunderstorm?

26 Who waters the land where no one lives, the desert that has no one in it?

27 Who sends rain to satisfy the empty land so the grass begins to grow?

28 Does the rain have a father? Who is father to the drops of dew?

29 Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the sky

30 when the water becomes hard as stone, and even the surface of the ocean is frozen?

31 "Can you tie up the stars of the Pleiades or loosen the ropes of the stars in Orion?

32 Can you bring out the stars on time or lead out the stars of the Bear with its cubs?

33 Do you know the laws of the sky and understand their rule over the earth?

34 "Can you shout an order to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?

35 Can you send lightning bolts on their way? Do they come to you and say, 'Here we are'?

36 Who put wisdom inside the mind or understanding in the heart?

37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can pour water from the jars of the sky

38 when the dust becomes hard and the clumps of dirt stick together?

39 "Do you hunt food for the female lion to satisfy the hunger of the young lions

40 while they lie in their dens or hide in the bushes waiting to attack?

41 Who gives food to the birds when their young cry out to God and wander about without food?

New International Version NIV

1 Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:

2 “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?

3 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.

4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.

5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?

6 On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone—

7 while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?

8 “Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,

9 when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,

10 when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,

11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt’?

12 “Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place,

13 that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?

14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment.

15 The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.

16 “Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?

17 Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?

18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.

19 “What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside?

20 Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings?

21 Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!

22 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,

23 which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?

24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?

25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,

26 to water a land where no one lives, an uninhabited desert,

27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?

28 Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew?

29 From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens

30 when the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen?

31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt?

32 Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasonsor lead out the Bear with its cubs?

33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth?

34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?

35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

36 Who gives the ibis wisdomor gives the rooster understanding?

37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens

38 when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together?

39 “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of the lions

40 when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in a thicket?

41 Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?