Job
- 38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
- 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
- 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
- 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
- 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
- 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
- 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- 8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
- 9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
- 10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
- 11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
- 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
- 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
- 14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
- 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
- 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
- 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
- 18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
- 19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
- 20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
- 21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
- 22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
- 23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
- 24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
- 25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
- 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
- 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
- 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
- 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
- 30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
- 31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
- 32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
- 33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
- 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
- 35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
- 36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
- 37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
- 38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
- 39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
- 40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
- 41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
- 39:1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
- 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
- 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
- 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
- 5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
- 6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
- 7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
- 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
- 9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
- 10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
- 11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
- 12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
- 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
- 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
- 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
- 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
- 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
- 18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
- 19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
- 20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
- 21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
- 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
- 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
- 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
- 25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
- 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
- 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
- 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
- 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
- 30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
- 40:1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
- 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
- 3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
- 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
- 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
- 6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
- 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
- 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
- 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
- 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
- 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
- 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
- 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
- 14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
- 15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
- 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
- 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
- 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
- 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
- 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
- 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
- 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
- 23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
- 24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
- 41:1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
- 2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
- 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
- 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
- 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
- 6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
- 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
- 8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
- 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
- 10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
- 11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
- 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
- 13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
- 14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
- 15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
- 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
- 17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
- 18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
- 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
- 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
- 21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
- 22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
- 23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
- 24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
- 25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
- 26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
- 27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
- 28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
- 29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
- 30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
- 31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
- 32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
- 33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
- 34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.