<h3>The Lord Speaks</h3>38 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:<poetry> 2 <poetry>“Who is this that obscures my plans <indent>with words without knowledge? </indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>Brace yourself like a man; <indent>I will question you,</indent> <indent>and you shall answer me. </indent><poetry></poetry> 4 <poetry>“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? <indent>Tell me, if you understand. </indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! <indent>Who stretched a measuring line across it?</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>On what were its footings set, <indent>or who laid its cornerstone —</indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>while the morning stars sang together <indent>and all the angels shouted for joy? </indent><poetry></poetry> 8 <poetry>“Who shut up the sea behind doors <indent>when it burst forth from the womb, </indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>when I made the clouds its garment <indent>and wrapped it in thick darkness, </indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>when I fixed limits for it <indent>and set its doors and bars in place, </indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther; <indent>here is where your proud waves halt’? </indent><poetry></poetry> 12 <poetry>“Have you ever given orders to the morning, <indent>or shown the dawn its place, </indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>that it might take the earth by the edges <indent>and shake the wicked out of it? </indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; <indent>its features stand out like those of a garment.</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>The wicked are denied their light, <indent>and their upraised arm is broken. </indent><poetry></poetry> 16 <poetry>“Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea <indent>or walked in the recesses of the deep? </indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>Have the gates of death been shown to you? <indent>Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness? </indent> </poetry> 18 <poetry>Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? <indent>Tell me, if you know all this. </indent><poetry></poetry> 19 <poetry>“What is the way to the abode of light? <indent>And where does darkness reside? </indent> </poetry> 20 <poetry>Can you take them to their places? <indent>Do you know the paths to their dwellings?</indent> </poetry> 21 <poetry>Surely you know, for you were already born! <indent>You have lived so many years!</indent><poetry></poetry> 22 <poetry>“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow <indent>or seen the storehouses of the hail, </indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>which I reserve for times of trouble, <indent>for days of war and battle? </indent> </poetry> 24 <poetry>What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, <indent>or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth? </indent> </poetry> 25 <poetry>Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, <indent>and a path for the thunderstorm, </indent> </poetry> 26 <poetry>to water a land where no one lives, <indent>an uninhabited desert, </indent> </poetry> 27 <poetry>to satisfy a desolate wasteland <indent>and make it sprout with grass? </indent> </poetry> 28 <poetry>Does the rain have a father? <indent>Who fathers the drops of dew?</indent> </poetry> 29 <poetry>From whose womb comes the ice? <indent>Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens </indent> </poetry> 30 <poetry>when the waters become hard as stone, <indent>when the surface of the deep is frozen? </indent><poetry></poetry> 31 <poetry>“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? <indent>Can you loosen Orion’s belt? </indent> </poetry> 32 <poetry>Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons <indent>or lead out the Bear with its cubs? </indent> </poetry> 33 <poetry>Do you know the laws of the heavens? <indent>Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth?</indent><poetry></poetry> 34 <poetry>“Can you raise your voice to the clouds <indent>and cover yourself with a flood of water? </indent> </poetry> 35 <poetry>Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? <indent>Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?</indent> </poetry> 36 <poetry>Who gives the ibis wisdom <indent>or gives the rooster understanding? </indent> </poetry> 37 <poetry>Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? <indent>Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens </indent> </poetry> 38 <poetry>when the dust becomes hard <indent>and the clods of earth stick together? </indent><poetry></poetry> 39 <poetry>“Do you hunt the prey for the lioness <indent>and satisfy the hunger of the lions </indent> </poetry> 40 <poetry>when they crouch in their dens <indent>or lie in wait in a thicket? </indent> </poetry> 41 <poetry>Who provides food for the raven <indent>when its young cry out to God</indent> <indent>and wander about for lack of food? </indent></poetry>

Job 38:1

Then the Lord spoke to Job<cr>1</cr> out of the storm.<cr>2</cr> He said:<pb/><poetry>

“Who is this that obscures my plans<cr>1</cr> <indent>with words without knowledge?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:2

Brace yourself like a man; <indent>I will question you,</indent> <indent>and you shall answer me.<cr>1</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 38:3

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?<cr>1</cr> <indent>Tell me, if you understand.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:4

Who marked off its dimensions?<cr>1</cr> Surely you know! <indent>Who stretched a measuring line<cr>2</cr> across it?</indent>

Job 38:5

On what were its footings set,<cr>1</cr> <indent>or who laid its cornerstone<cr>2</cr> —</indent>

Job 38:6

while the morning stars<cr>1</cr> sang together<cr>2</cr> <indent>and all the angels<ft>1</ft><cr>3</cr> shouted for joy?<cr>4</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 38:7

“Who shut up the sea behind doors<cr>1</cr> <indent>when it burst forth from the womb,<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:8

when I made the clouds its garment <indent>and wrapped it in thick darkness,<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 38:9

when I fixed limits for it<cr>1</cr> <indent>and set its doors and bars in place,<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:10

when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;<cr>1</cr> <indent>here is where your proud waves halt’?<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 38:11

“Have you ever given orders to the morning,<cr>1</cr> <indent>or shown the dawn its place,<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:12

that it might take the earth by the edges <indent>and shake the wicked<cr>1</cr> out of it?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:13

The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;<cr>1</cr> <indent>its features stand out like those of a garment.</indent>

Job 38:14

The wicked are denied their light,<cr>1</cr> <indent>and their upraised arm is broken.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 38:15

“Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea <indent>or walked in the recesses of the deep?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 38:16

Have the gates of death<cr>1</cr> been shown to you? <indent>Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:17

Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?<cr>1</cr> <indent>Tell me, if you know all this.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 38:18

“What is the way to the abode of light? <indent>And where does darkness reside?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 38:19

Can you take them to their places? <indent>Do you know the paths<cr>1</cr> to their dwellings?</indent>

Job 38:20

Surely you know, for you were already born!<cr>1</cr> <indent>You have lived so many years!</indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 38:21

“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow<cr>1</cr> <indent>or seen the storehouses<cr>2</cr> of the hail,<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 38:22

which I reserve for times of trouble,<cr>1</cr> <indent>for days of war and battle?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:23

What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,<cr>1</cr> <indent>or the place where the east winds<cr>2</cr> are scattered over the earth?<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 38:24

Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, <indent>and a path for the thunderstorm,<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 38:25

to water<cr>1</cr> a land where no one lives, <indent>an uninhabited desert,<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:26

to satisfy a desolate wasteland <indent>and make it sprout with grass?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 38:27

Does the rain have a father?<cr>1</cr> <indent>Who fathers the drops of dew?</indent>

Job 38:28

From whose womb comes the ice? <indent>Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 38:29

when the waters become hard as stone, <indent>when the surface of the deep is frozen?<cr>1</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 38:30

“Can you bind the chains<ft>1</ft> of the Pleiades? <indent>Can you loosen Orion’s belt?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 38:31

Can you bring forth the constellations<cr>1</cr> in their seasons<ft>1</ft> <indent>or lead out the Bear<ft>2</ft> with its cubs?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:32

Do you know the laws<cr>1</cr> of the heavens?<cr>2</cr> <indent>Can you set up God’s<ft>1</ft> dominion over the earth?</indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 38:33

“Can you raise your voice to the clouds <indent>and cover yourself with a flood of water?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 38:34

Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?<cr>1</cr> <indent>Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?</indent>

Job 38:35

Who gives the ibis wisdom<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> <indent>or gives the rooster understanding?<ft>2</ft><cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:36

Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? <indent>Who can tip over the water jars<cr>1</cr> of the heavens<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:37

when the dust becomes hard<cr>1</cr> <indent>and the clods of earth stick together?<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 38:38

“Do you hunt the prey for the lioness <indent>and satisfy the hunger of the lions<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 38:39

when they crouch in their dens<cr>1</cr> <indent>or lie in wait in a thicket?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 38:40

Who provides food<cr>1</cr> for the raven<cr>2</cr> <indent>when its young cry out to God</indent> <indent>and wander about for lack of food?<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 38:41

 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 seasons  or 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 wisdom    or 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?  

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