Job 38:24-34

24 By what way is the light parted, [and] the east wind scattered upon the earth?

25 Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground], and to cause the sprout of the grass to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father? or who begetteth the drops of dew?

29 Out of whose womb cometh the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who bringeth it forth?

30 When the waters lie hidden as in stone, and the face of the deep holdeth fast together.

31 Canst thou fasten the bands of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?

32 Dost thou bring forth the constellations each in its season? or dost thou guide the Bear with her sons?

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? dost thou determine their rule over the earth?

34 Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee?

Job 38:24-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 38

In this chapter the Lord takes up the controversy with Job; calls upon him to prepare to engage with him in it, and demands an answer to posing questions he puts to him, concerning the earth and the fabric of it, Job 38:1-7; concerning the sea, compared to an infant in embryo, at its birth, in its swaddling bands and cradle, Job 38:8-11; concerning the morning light, its spread and influence, Job 38:12-15; concerning the springs of the sea, the dark parts of the earth, the place both of light and darkness, Job 38:16-21; concerning the various meteors, snow, hail, rain, thunder, lightning, and the influences of the stars, Job 38:22-38; and concerning provision for lions and ravens, Job 38:40,41.