nkjv - Job:38-41

nkjv@Job:38:1 @ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

nkjv@Job:38:2 @ "Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?

nkjv@Job:38:3 @ Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.

nkjv@Job:38:4 @ "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

nkjv@Job:38:5 @ Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?

nkjv@Job:38:6 @ To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

nkjv@Job:38:7 @ When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

nkjv@Job:38:8 @ "Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb;

nkjv@Job:38:9 @ When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band;

nkjv@Job:38:10 @ When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors;

nkjv@Job:38:11 @ When I said, "This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!'

nkjv@Job:38:12 @ "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, And caused the dawn to know its place,

nkjv@Job:38:13 @ That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

nkjv@Job:38:14 @ It takes on form like clay under a seal, And stands out like a garment.

nkjv@Job:38:15 @ From the wicked their light is withheld, And the upraised arm is broken.

nkjv@Job:38:16 @ "Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths?

nkjv@Job:38:17 @ Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?

nkjv@Job:38:18 @ Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.

nkjv@Job:38:19 @ "Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place,

nkjv@Job:38:20 @ That you may take it to its territory, That you may know the paths to its home?

nkjv@Job:38:21 @ Do you know it, because you were born then, Or because the number of your days is great?

nkjv@Job:38:22 @ "Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail,

nkjv@Job:38:23 @ Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war?

nkjv@Job:38:24 @ By what way is light diffused, Or the east wind scattered over the earth?

nkjv@Job:38:25 @ "Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt,

nkjv@Job:38:26 @ To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one, A wilderness in which there is no man;

nkjv@Job:38:27 @ To satisfy the desolate waste, And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?

nkjv@Job:38:28 @ Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

nkjv@Job:38:29 @ From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?

nkjv@Job:38:30 @ The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen.

nkjv@Job:38:31 @ "Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion?

nkjv@Job:38:32 @ Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs?

nkjv@Job:38:33 @ Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

nkjv@Job:38:34 @ "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you?

nkjv@Job:38:35 @ Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, "Here we are!'?

nkjv@Job:38:36 @ Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart?

nkjv@Job:38:37 @ Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

nkjv@Job:38:38 @ When the dust hardens in clumps, And the clods cling together?

nkjv@Job:38:39 @ "Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

nkjv@Job:38:40 @ When they crouch in their dens, Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?

nkjv@Job:38:41 @ Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, And wander about for lack of food?

nkjv@Job:39:1 @ "Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young? Or can you mark when the deer gives birth?

nkjv@Job:39:2 @ Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they bear young?

nkjv@Job:39:3 @ They bow down, They bring forth their young, They deliver their offspring.

nkjv@Job:39:4 @ Their young ones are healthy, They grow strong with grain; They depart and do not return to them.

nkjv@Job:39:5 @ "Who set the wild donkey free? Who loosed the bonds of the onager,

nkjv@Job:39:6 @ Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the barren land his dwelling?

nkjv@Job:39:7 @ He scorns the tumult of the city; He does not heed the shouts of the driver.

nkjv@Job:39:8 @ The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searches after every green thing.

nkjv@Job:39:9 @ "Will the wild ox be willing to serve you? Will he bed by your manger?

nkjv@Job:39:10 @ Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes? Or will he plow the valleys behind you?

nkjv@Job:39:11 @ Will you trust him because his strength is great? Or will you leave your labor to him?

nkjv@Job:39:12 @ Will you trust him to bring home your grain, And gather it to your threshing floor?

nkjv@Job:39:13 @ "The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork's?

nkjv@Job:39:14 @ For she leaves her eggs on the ground, And warms them in the dust;

nkjv@Job:39:15 @ She forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may break them.

nkjv@Job:39:16 @ She treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, without concern,

nkjv@Job:39:17 @ Because God deprived her of wisdom, And did not endow her with understanding.

nkjv@Job:39:18 @ When she lifts herself on high, She scorns the horse and its rider.

nkjv@Job:39:19 @ "Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with thunder?

nkjv@Job:39:20 @ Can you frighten him like a locust? His majestic snorting strikes terror.

nkjv@Job:39:21 @ He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He gallops into the clash of arms.

nkjv@Job:39:22 @ He mocks at fear, and is not frightened; Nor does he turn back from the sword.

nkjv@Job:39:23 @ The quiver rattles against him, The glittering spear and javelin.

nkjv@Job:39:24 @ He devours the distance with fierceness and rage; Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded.

nkjv@Job:39:25 @ At the blast of the trumpet he says, "Aha!' He smells the battle from afar, The thunder of captains and shouting.

nkjv@Job:39:26 @ "Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, And spread its wings toward the south?

nkjv@Job:39:27 @ Does the eagle mount up at your command, And make its nest on high?

nkjv@Job:39:28 @ On the rock it dwells and resides, On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.

nkjv@Job:39:29 @ From there it spies out the prey; Its eyes observe from afar.

nkjv@Job:39:30 @ Its young ones suck up blood; And where the slain are, there it is."

nkjv@Job:40:1 @ Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:

nkjv@Job:40:2 @ "Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it."

nkjv@Job:40:3 @ Then Job answered the LORD and said:

nkjv@Job:40:4 @ "Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.

nkjv@Job:40:5 @ Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."

nkjv@Job:40:6 @ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

nkjv@Job:40:7 @ "Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:

nkjv@Job:40:8 @ "Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

nkjv@Job:40:9 @ Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

nkjv@Job:40:10 @ Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.

nkjv@Job:40:11 @ Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.

nkjv@Job:40:12 @ Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.

nkjv@Job:40:13 @ Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.

nkjv@Job:40:14 @ Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.

nkjv@Job:40:15 @ "Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.

nkjv@Job:40:16 @ See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.

nkjv@Job:40:17 @ He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

nkjv@Job:40:18 @ His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.

nkjv@Job:40:19 @ He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.

nkjv@Job:40:20 @ Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

nkjv@Job:40:21 @ He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.

nkjv@Job:40:22 @ The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.

nkjv@Job:40:23 @ Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,

nkjv@Job:40:24 @ Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.

nkjv@Job:41:1 @ "Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower?

nkjv@Job:41:2 @ Can you put a reed through his nose, Or pierce his jaw with a hook?

nkjv@Job:41:3 @ Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak softly to you?

nkjv@Job:41:4 @ Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?

nkjv@Job:41:5 @ Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you leash him for your maidens?

nkjv@Job:41:6 @ Will your companions make a banquet of him? Will they apportion him among the merchants?

nkjv@Job:41:7 @ Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?

nkjv@Job:41:8 @ Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle-- Never do it again!

nkjv@Job:41:9 @ Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

nkjv@Job:41:10 @ No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up. Who then is able to stand against Me?

nkjv@Job:41:11 @ Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.

nkjv@Job:41:12 @ "I will not conceal his limbs, His mighty power, or his graceful proportions.

nkjv@Job:41:13 @ Who can remove his outer coat? Who can approach him with a double bridle?

nkjv@Job:41:14 @ Who can open the doors of his face, With his terrible teeth all around?

nkjv@Job:41:15 @ His rows of scales are his pride, Shut up tightly as with a seal;

nkjv@Job:41:16 @ One is so near another That no air can come between them;

nkjv@Job:41:17 @ They are joined one to another, They stick together and cannot be parted.

nkjv@Job:41:18 @ His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

nkjv@Job:41:19 @ Out of his mouth go burning lights; Sparks of fire shoot out.

nkjv@Job:41:20 @ Smoke goes out of his nostrils, As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.

nkjv@Job:41:21 @ His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes out of his mouth.

nkjv@Job:41:22 @ Strength dwells in his neck, And sorrow dances before him.

nkjv@Job:41:23 @ The folds of his flesh are joined together; They are firm on him and cannot be moved.

nkjv@Job:41:24 @ His heart is as hard as stone, Even as hard as the lower millstone.

nkjv@Job:41:25 @ When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; Because of his crashings they are beside themselves.

nkjv@Job:41:26 @ Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail; Nor does spear, dart, or javelin.

nkjv@Job:41:27 @ He regards iron as straw, And bronze as rotten wood.

nkjv@Job:41:28 @ The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones become like stubble to him.

nkjv@Job:41:29 @ Darts are regarded as straw; He laughs at the threat of javelins.

nkjv@Job:41:30 @ His undersides are like sharp potsherds; He spreads pointed marks in the mire.

nkjv@Job:41:31 @ He makes the deep boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

nkjv@Job:41:32 @ He leaves a shining wake behind him; One would think the deep had white hair.

nkjv@Job:41:33 @ On earth there is nothing like him, Which is made without fear.

nkjv@Job:41:34 @ He beholds every high thing; He is king over all the children of pride."

nkjv@Job:42:1 @ Then Job answered the LORD and said: