Scripture: Job - Chapter 38

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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

JOB 38:1

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

JOB 38:2

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

JOB 38:3

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

JOB 38:4

Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

JOB 38:5

Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

JOB 38:6

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

JOB 38:7

Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

JOB 38:8

When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

JOB 38:9

And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

JOB 38:10

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

JOB 38:11

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

JOB 38:12

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

JOB 38:13

It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

JOB 38:14

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

JOB 38:15

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

JOB 38:16

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

JOB 38:17

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

JOB 38:18

Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

JOB 38:19

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

JOB 38:20

Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

JOB 38:21

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

JOB 38:22

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

JOB 38:23

By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

JOB 38:24

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

JOB 38:25

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

JOB 38:26

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

JOB 38:27

Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

JOB 38:28

Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

JOB 38:29

The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

JOB 38:30

Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

JOB 38:31

Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

JOB 38:32

Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

JOB 38:33

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

JOB 38:34

Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

JOB 38:35

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

JOB 38:36

Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

JOB 38:37

When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

JOB 38:38

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

JOB 38:39

When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

JOB 38:40

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

JOB 38:41

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IMPORTANT: All Scripture text has context and background. Scripture should never be read literally or in isolation. Always seek clarification from religious scholars and teachers. In general, Scripture adheres to four principles: (1) Literal Meaning - What the Scripture says (2) Historical Setting - The story events; how the Scripture was understood in its time (3) Grammar - The surrounding sentence and paragraph; textual context (4) Synthesis - A comparison with similar Scripture to give a better contextual understanding

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