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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?

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 Then ADONAI answered Iyov out of the storm:

2 "Who is this, darkening my plans with his ignorant words?

3 Stand up like a man, and brace yourself; I will ask questions; and you, give the answers!

4 "Where were you when I founded the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.

5 Do you know who determined its dimensions or who stretched the measuring line across it?

6 On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone,

7 when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 "Who shut up the sea behind closed doors when it gushed forth from the womb,

9 when I made the clouds its blanket and dense fog its swaddling cloth,

10 when I made the breakers its boundary set its gates and bars,

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

12 "Have you ever in your life called up the dawn and made the morning know its place,

13 so that it could take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?

14 Then the earth is changed like clay under a seal, until its colors are fixed like those of a garment.

15 But from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised [to strike] is broken.

16 "Have you gone down to the springs of the sea or explored the limits of the deep?

17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you, the gates of death-like darkness?

18 Have you surveyed the full extent of the earth? Say so, if you know it all!

19 "Which way leads to where light has its home? and darkness, where does it dwell?

20 If you knew, you could take each to its place and set it on its homeward path.

21 You know, of course, because you were born then; by now you must be very old!

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

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

24 "By what path is light dispersed, or the east wind poured out on the land?

25 Who cut a channel for the downpours, or a way for the lightning and thunder,

26 causing it to rain where no one is, in a desert without anyone there,

27 drenching the waste and desolate [ground], till the tender grass sprouts?

28 Does the rain have a father? Who is the father of dewdrops?

29 From whose womb does ice come? Who gives birth to the frost of heaven,

30 when water becomes as hard as stone, and the surface of the deep freezes solid?

31 "Can you tie up the cords of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?

32 Can you lead out the constellations of the zodiac in their season or guide the Great Bear and its cubs?

33 Do you know the laws of the sky? Can you determine how they affect the earth?

34 "Can you raise your voice to the clouds and make them cover you with a flood of rain?

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

36 "Who put wisdom in people's inner parts? Who gave understanding to the mind?

37 Who, by wisdom, can number the clouds? Who can tilt the water-skins of heaven,

38 so that the dust becomes a mass [of mud], and its clods stick together?

39 "Can you hunt prey for a lioness or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

40 when they crouch in their dens or lie in ambush in their lairs?

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