| 38:1 | The LORD Reveals His Omnipotence to JobGod Shows Job's Ignorance Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: |
| 38:2 | Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge? |
| 38:3 | Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. |
| 38:4 | Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. |
| 38:5 | Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? |
| 38:6 | To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, |
| 38:7 | When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? |
| 38:8 | Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb; |
| 38:9 | When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band; |
| 38:10 | When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors; |
| 38:11 | When I said, "This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!' |
| 38:12 | Have you commanded the morning since your days began, And caused the dawn to know its place, |
| 38:13 | That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? |
| 38:14 | It takes on form like clay under a seal, And stands out like a garment. |
| 38:15 | From the wicked their light is withheld, And the upraised arm is broken. |
| 38:16 | Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths? |
| 38:17 | Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? |
| 38:18 | Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this. |
| 38:19 | Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, |
| 38:20 | That you may take it to its territory, That you may know the paths to its home? |
| 38:21 | Do you know it, because you were born then, Or because the number of your days is great? |
| 38:22 | Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail, |
| 38:23 | Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war? |
| 38:24 | By what way is light diffused, Or the east wind scattered over the earth? |
| 38:25 | Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt, |
| 38:26 | To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one, A wilderness in which there is no man; |
| 38:27 | To satisfy the desolate waste, And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass? |
| 38:28 | Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew? |
| 38:29 | From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth? |
| 38:30 | The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen. |
| 38:31 | Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion? |
| 38:32 | Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs? |
| 38:33 | Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth? |
| 38:34 | Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you? |
| 38:35 | Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, "Here we are!'? |
| 38:36 | Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart? |
| 38:37 | Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven, |
| 38:38 | When the dust hardens in clumps, And the clods cling together? |
| 38:39 | Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, |
| 38:40 | When they crouch in their dens, Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait? |
| 38:41 | Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, And wander about for lack of food? |