Parallel Bible results for "Job 38:1-11"

Job 38:1-11

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1 Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job.
1 Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
2 Who are you to question my wisdom with your ignorant, empty words?
2 “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?
3 Now stand up straight and answer the questions I ask you.
3 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
4 Were you there when I made the world? If you know so much, tell me about it.
4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who decided how large it would be? Who stretched the measuring line over it? Do you know all the answers?
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 What holds up the pillars that support the earth? Who laid the cornerstone of the world?
6 On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone—
7 In the dawn of that day the stars sang together, and the heavenly beings shouted for joy.
7 while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
8 Who closed the gates to hold back the sea when it burst from the womb of the earth?
8 “Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
9 It was I who covered the sea with clouds and wrapped it in darkness.
9 when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,
10 I marked a boundary for the sea and kept it behind bolted gates.
10 when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,
11 I told it, "So far and no farther! Here your powerful waves must stop."
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt’?
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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