General Search for 'Job 38' - New King James Version

Job 38:1

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Genesis 1:1-10">[xr] Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

Job 38:2

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"Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?

Job 38:3

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Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.

Job 38:4

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"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

Job 38:5

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Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?

Job 38:6

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To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

Job 38:7

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

Job 38:8

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"Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb;

Job 38:9

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When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band;

Job 38:10

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When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors;

Job 38:11

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When I said, "This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!'

Job 38:12

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"Have you commanded the morning since your days began, And caused the dawn to know its place,

Job 38:13

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

Job 38:14

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It takes on form like clay under a seal, And stands out like a garment.

Job 38:15

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From the wicked their light is withheld, And the upraised arm is broken.

Job 38:16

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"Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths?

Job 38:17

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Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?

Job 38:18

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Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.

Job 38:19

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"Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place,

Job 38:20

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That you may take it to its territory, That you may know the paths to its home?

Job 38:21

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Do you know it, because you were born then, Or because the number of your days is great?

Job 38:22

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"Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail,

Job 38:23

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

Job 38:24

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By what way is light diffused, Or the east wind scattered over the earth?

Job 38:25

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"Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt,

Job 38:26

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To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one, A wilderness in which there is no man;

Job 38:27

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To satisfy the desolate waste, And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?

Job 38:28

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Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

Job 38:29

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From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?

Job 38:30

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The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen.

Job 38:31

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"Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion?

Job 38:32

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Can you bring out Mazzaroth [fn] in its season?Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs?

Job 38:33

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Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

Job 38:34

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"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you?

Job 38:35

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Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, "Here we are!'?

Job 38:36

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Who has put wisdom in the mind? [fn] Or who has given understanding to the heart?

Job 38:37

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Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

Job 38:38

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When the dust hardens in clumps, And the clods cling together?

Job 38:39

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"Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Job 38:40

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When they crouch in their dens, Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?

Job 38:41

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Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, And wander about for lack of food?

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