Job 38 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: -- Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
2 Who is this -- darkening counsel, By words without knowledge? “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?
3 Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know. Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
4 Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding. “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who placed its measures -- if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line? Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 On what have its sockets been sunk? Or who hath cast its corner-stone? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone—
7 In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
8 And He shutteth up with doors the sea, In its coming forth, from the womb it goeth out. “Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb, “Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
9 In My making a cloud its clothing, And thick darkness its swaddling band, when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band, when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,
10 And I measure over it My statute, And place bar and doors, and prescribed limits for it and set bars and doors, when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,
11 And say, 'Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.' and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed’? when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt’?
12 Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place? “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, “Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place,
13 To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it, that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?
14 It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed. It is changed like clay under the seal, and its features stand out like a garment. The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment.
15 And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken. From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken. The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.
16 Hast thou come in to springs of the sea? And in searching the deep Hast thou walked up and down? “Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? “Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?
17 Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see? Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?
18 Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare -- if thou hast known it all. Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this. Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.
19 Where is this -- the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where is this -- its place? “Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness, “What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside?
20 That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house. that you may take it to its territory and that you may discern the paths to its home? Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings?
21 Thou hast known -- for then thou art born And the number of thy days are many! You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great! Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!
22 Hast thou come in unto the treasure of snow? Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see? “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,
23 That I have kept back for a time of distress, For a day of conflict and battle. which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war? which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?
24 Where is this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth. What is the way to the place where the light is distributed, or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth? 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 hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices? “Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain and a way for the thunderbolt, Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,
26 To cause it to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it. to bring rain on a land where no man is, on the desert in which there is no man, to water a land where no one lives, an uninhabited desert,
27 To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass? to satisfy the waste and desolate land, and to make the ground sprout with grass? to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?
28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew? “Has the rain a father, or who has begotten the drops of dew? Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew?
29 From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it? From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who has given birth to the frost of heaven? From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens
30 As a stone waters are hidden, And the face of the deep is captured. The waters become hard like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. when the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen?
31 Dost thou bind sweet influences of Kimah? Or the attractions of Kesil dost thou open? “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loose the cords of Orion? “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt?
32 Dost thou bring out Mazzaroth in its season? And Aysh for her sons dost thou comfort? Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or can you guide the Bear with its children? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs?
33 Hast thou known the statutes of heaven? Or dost thou appoint Its dominion in the earth? Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you establish their rule on the earth? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth?
34 Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee? “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that a flood of waters may cover you? “Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?
35 Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, 'Behold us?' Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go and say to you, ‘Here we are’? Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
36 Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding? Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind? Who gives the ibis wisdom or gives the rooster understanding?
37 Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down, Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens, Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens
38 In the hardening of dust into hardness, And clods cleave together? when the dust runs into a mass and the clods stick fast together? when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together?
39 Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil? “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of the lions
40 When they bow down in dens -- Abide in a thicket for a covert? when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in their thicket? when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in a thicket?
41 Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food. Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and wander about for lack of food? Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
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