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Job 38

Common English Bible CEB

1 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:

2 Who is this darkening counsel with words lacking knowledge?

3 Prepare yourself like a man; I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me.

4 Where were you when I laid the earth's foundations? Tell me if you know.

5 Who set its measurements? Surely you know. Who stretched a measuring tape on it?

6 On what were its footings sunk; who laid its cornerstone,

7 while the morning stars sang in unison and all the divine beings shouted?

8 Who enclosed the Sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,

9 when I made the clouds its garment, the dense clouds its wrap,

10 when I imposed my limit for it, put on a bar and doors

11 and said, "You may come this far, no farther; here your proud waves stop"?

12 In your lifetime have you commanded the morning, informed the dawn of its place

13 so it would take hold of earth by its edges and shake the wicked out of it?

14 Do you turn it over like clay for a seal, so it stands out like a colorful garment?

15 Light is withheld from the wicked, the uplifted arm broken.

16 Have you gone to the sea's sources, walked in the chamber of the deep?

17 Have death's gates been revealed to you; can you see the gates of deep darkness?

18 Have you surveyed earth's expanses? Tell me if you know everything about it.

19 Where's the road to the place where light dwells; darkness, where's it located?

20 Can you take it to its territory; do you know the paths to its house?

21 You know, for you were born then; you have lived such a long time!

22 Have you gone to snow's storehouses, seen the storehouses of hail

23 that I have reserved for a time of distress, for a day of battle and war?

24 What is the way to the place where light is divided up; the east wind scattered over earth?

25 Who cut a channel for the downpours and a way for blasts of thunder

26 to bring water to uninhabited land, a desert with no human

27 to saturate dry wasteland and make grass sprout?

28 Has the rain a father who brought forth drops of dew?

29 From whose belly does ice come; who gave birth to heaven's frost?

30 Water hardens like stone; the surface of the deep thickens.

31 Can you bind Pleiades' chains or loosen the reins of Orion?

32 Can you guide the stars at their proper times, lead the Bear with her cubs?

33 Do you know heaven's laws, or can you impose its rule on earth?

34 Can you issue an order to the clouds so their abundant waters cover you?

35 Can you send lightning so that it goes and then says to you, "I'm here"?

36 Who put wisdom in remote places, or who gave understanding to a rooster?

37 Who is wise enough to count the clouds, and who can tilt heaven's water containers

38 so that dust becomes mud and clods of dirt adhere?

39 Can you hunt prey for the lion or fill the cravings of lion cubs?

40 They lie in their den, lie in ambush in their lair.

41 Who provides food for the raven when its young cry to God, move about without food?

The Message Bible MSG

1 And now, finally, God answered Job from the eye of a violent storm. He said:

2 "Why do you confuse the issue? Why do you talk without knowing what you're talking about?

3 Pull yourself together, Job! Up on your feet! Stand tall! I have some questions for you, and I want some straight answers.

4 Where were you when I created the earth? Tell me, since you know so much!

5 Who decided on its size? Certainly you'll know that! Who came up with the blueprints and measurements?

6 How was its foundation poured, and who set the cornerstone,

7 While the morning stars sang in chorus and all the angels shouted praise?

8 And who took charge of the ocean when it gushed forth like a baby from the womb?

9 That was me! I wrapped it in soft clouds, and tucked it in safely at night.

10 Then I made a playpen for it, a strong playpen so it couldn't run loose,

11 And said, 'Stay here, this is your place. Your wild tantrums are confined to this place.'

12 "And have you ever ordered Morning, 'Get up!' told Dawn, 'Get to work!'

13 So you could seize Earth like a blanket and shake out the wicked like cockroaches?

14 As the sun brings everything to light, brings out all the colors and shapes,

15 The cover of darkness is snatched from the wicked - they're caught in the very act!

16 "Have you ever gotten to the true bottom of things, explored the labyrinthine caves of deep ocean?

17 Do you know the first thing about death? Do you have one clue regarding death's dark mysteries?

18 And do you have any idea how large this earth is? Speak up if you have even the beginning of an answer.

19 "Do you know where Light comes from and where Darkness lives

20 So you can take them by the hand and lead them home when they get lost?

21 Why, of course you know that. You've known them all your life, grown up in the same neighborhood with them!

22 "Have you ever traveled to where snow is made, seen the vault where hail is stockpiled,

23 The arsenals of hail and snow that I keep in readiness for times of trouble and battle and war?

24 Can you find your way to where lightning is launched, or to the place from which the wind blows?

25 Who do you suppose carves canyons for the downpours of rain, and charts the route of thunderstorms

26 That bring water to unvisited fields, deserts no one ever lays eyes on,

27 Drenching the useless wastelands so they're carpeted with wildflowers and grass?

28 And who do you think is the father of rain and dew,

29 the mother of ice and frost?

30 You don't for a minute imagine these marvels of weather just happen, do you?

31 "Can you catch the eye of the beautiful Pleiades sisters, or distract Orion from his hunt?

32 Can you get Venus to look your way, or get the Great Bear and her cubs to come out and play?

33 Do you know the first thing about the sky's constellations and how they affect things on Earth?

34 "Can you get the attention of the clouds, and commission a shower of rain?

35 Can you take charge of the lightning bolts and have them report to you for orders? What Do You Have to Say for Yourself?

36 "Who do you think gave weather-wisdom to the ibis, and storm-savvy to the rooster?

37 Does anyone know enough to number all the clouds or tip over the rain barrels of heaven

38 When the earth is cracked and dry, the ground baked hard as a brick?

39 "Can you teach the lioness to stalk her prey and satisfy the appetite of her cubs

40 As they crouch in their den, waiting hungrily in their cave?

41 And who sets out food for the ravens when their young cry to God, fluttering about because they have no food?