Job:38-41
asv@Job:38:1 @Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
asv@Job:38:2 @Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?
asv@Job:38:3 @Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
asv@Job:38:4 @Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
asv@Job:38:5 @Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
asv@Job:38:6 @Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
asv@Job:38:7 @When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
asv@Job:38:8 @Or who shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;
asv@Job:38:9 @When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
asv@Job:38:10 @And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,
asv@Job:38:11 @And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
asv@Job:38:12 @Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place;
asv@Job:38:13 @That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
asv@Job:38:14 @It is changed as clay under the seal; And all things stand forth as a garment:
asv@Job:38:15 @And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.
asv@Job:38:16 @Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
asv@Job:38:17 @Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
asv@Job:38:18 @Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
asv@Job:38:19 @Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
asv@Job:38:20 @That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?
asv@Job:38:21 @Doubtless, thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!
asv@Job:38:22 @Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
asv@Job:38:23 @Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?
asv@Job:38:24 @By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
asv@Job:38:25 @Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;
asv@Job:38:26 @To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
asv@Job:38:27 @To satisfy the waste and desolate ground, And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
asv@Job:38:28 @Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
asv@Job:38:29 @Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
asv@Job:38:30 @The waters hide themselves and become like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.
asv@Job:38:31 @Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?
asv@Job:38:32 @Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?
asv@Job:38:33 @Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
asv@Job:38:34 @Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?
asv@Job:38:35 @Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?
asv@Job:38:36 @Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
asv@Job:38:37 @Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
asv@Job:38:38 @When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?
asv@Job:38:39 @Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
asv@Job:38:40 @When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait?
asv@Job:38:41 @Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, And wander for lack of food?
asv@Job:39:1 @Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
asv@Job:39:2 @Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
asv@Job:39:3 @They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains.
asv@Job:39:4 @Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; They go forth, and return not again.
asv@Job:39:5 @Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,
asv@Job:39:6 @Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
asv@Job:39:7 @He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
asv@Job:39:8 @The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.
asv@Job:39:9 @Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
asv@Job:39:10 @Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
asv@Job:39:11 @Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?
asv@Job:39:12 @Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather the grain of thy threshing-floor?
asv@Job:39:13 @The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love?
asv@Job:39:14 @For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,
asv@Job:39:15 @And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them.
asv@Job:39:16 @She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear;
asv@Job:39:17 @Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
asv@Job:39:18 @What time she lifteth up herself on high, She scorneth the horse and his rider.
asv@Job:39:19 @Hast thou given the horse his might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
asv@Job:39:20 @Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
asv@Job:39:21 @He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men.
asv@Job:39:22 @He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
asv@Job:39:23 @The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.
asv@Job:39:24 @He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.
asv@Job:39:25 @As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
asv@Job:39:26 @Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?
asv@Job:39:27 @Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?
asv@Job:39:28 @On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.
asv@Job:39:29 @From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off.
asv@Job:39:30 @Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.
asv@Job:40:1 @Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
asv@Job:40:2 @Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
asv@Job:40:3 @Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
asv@Job:40:4 @Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
asv@Job:40:5 @Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
asv@Job:40:6 @Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
asv@Job:40:7 @Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
asv@Job:40:8 @Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
asv@Job:40:9 @Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
asv@Job:40:10 @Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
asv@Job:40:11 @Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
asv@Job:40:12 @Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
asv@Job:40:13 @Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.
asv@Job:40:14 @Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
asv@Job:40:15 @Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
asv@Job:40:16 @Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
asv@Job:40:17 @He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
asv@Job:40:18 @His bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
asv@Job:40:19 @He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword.
asv@Job:40:20 @Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
asv@Job:40:21 @He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
asv@Job:40:22 @The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
asv@Job:40:23 @Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
asv@Job:40:24 @Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
asv@Job:41:1 @Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
asv@Job:41:2 @Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
asv@Job:41:3 @Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?
asv@Job:41:4 @Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
asv@Job:41:5 @Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
asv@Job:41:6 @Will the bands of fishermen make traffic of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
asv@Job:41:7 @Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, Or his head with fish-spears?
asv@Job:41:8 @Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.
asv@Job:41:9 @Behold, the hope of him is in vain: Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
asv@Job:41:10 @None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?
asv@Job:41:11 @Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
asv@Job:41:12 @I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.
asv@Job:41:13 @Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?
asv@Job:41:14 @Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
asv@Job:41:15 @His strong scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close seal.
asv@Job:41:16 @One is so near to another, That no air can come between them.
asv@Job:41:17 @They are joined one to another; They stick together, so that they cannot be sundered.
asv@Job:41:18 @His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
asv@Job:41:19 @Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth.
asv@Job:41:20 @Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and burning rushes.
asv@Job:41:21 @His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.
asv@Job:41:22 @In his neck abideth strength, And terror danceth before him.
asv@Job:41:23 @The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.
asv@Job:41:24 @His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.
asv@Job:41:25 @When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.
asv@Job:41:26 @If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
asv@Job:41:27 @He counteth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood.
asv@Job:41:28 @The arrow cannot make him flee: Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
asv@Job:41:29 @Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.
asv@Job:41:30 @His underparts are like sharp potsherds: He spreadeth as it were a threshing-wain upon the mire.
asv@Job:41:31 @He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
asv@Job:41:32 @He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.
asv@Job:41:33 @Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.
asv@Job:41:34 @He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride.
asv@Job:42:1 @Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
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