1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now your loins like a man; for I will demand of you, and answer you me.
4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if you have understanding.
5 Who has laid the measures thereof, if you know? or who has stretched the line on it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddling cloth for it,
10 And broke up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, Till now shall you come, but no further: and here shall your proud waves be stayed?
12 Have you commanded the morning since your days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Have you entered into the springs of the sea? or have you walked in the search of the depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened to you? or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Have you perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if you know it all.
19 Where is the way where light dwells? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20 That you should take it to the bound thereof, and that you should know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Know you it, because you were then born? or because the number of your days is great?
22 Have you entered into the treasures of the snow? or have you seen the treasures of the hail,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is the light parted, which scatters the east wind on the earth?
25 Who has divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28 Has the rain a father? or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who has gendered it?
30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 Can you bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32 Can you bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or can you guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 Know you the ordinances of heaven? can you set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34 Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you?
35 Can you send lightning, that they may go and say to you, Here we are?
36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? or who has given understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust grows into hardness, and the clods stuck fast together?
39 Will you hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Who provides for the raven his food? when his young ones cry to God, they wander for lack of meat.
1 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the tempest, and said:
2 Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Now gird up your loins like a man; I will consult with you, and you declare unto Me.
4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have become acquainted with understanding.
5 Who has fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who has stretched the line upon it?
6 To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,
7 when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Or who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth and came forth from the womb;
9 when I made the clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band;
10 when I broke My limit for it, and set bars and doors;
11 and said, This far you may come, but no farther, and here your proud waves shall stay!?
12 Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place,
13 that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
14 It takes on form like clay under a seal, and stands out like a garment.
15 From the wicked their light is withheld, and the lofty arm is broken.
16 Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths?
17 Have the gates of death been disclosed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
18 Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Declare, if you know it all!
19 Where is the way to where light dwells? And darkness, where is its place,
20 that you may take it to its territory, that you may observe the paths to its house?
21 You know, because you were born then, and because the number of your days is great.
22 Have you entered the storehouses of snow, or have you seen the storehouses of hail,
23 which I have reserved for the time of distress, for the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is light diffused, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
25 Who has split a channel for the flood, or a path for the thunderbolt,
26 to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, a wilderness devoid of mankind;
27 to satisfy the desolate waste, and cause to spring forth the growth of vegetation?
28 Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of the heavens, who has given it birth?
30 The waters harden like stone, and the surface of the deep is stuck together.
31 Can you bind the bands of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?
32 Can you bring out the constellations in their seasons? Or can you guide Ursa Major with its sons?
33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you appoint their authority over the earth?
34 Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that an abundance of water may cover you?
35 Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, and say to you, Here we are!?
36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can lay down the pitchers of the heavens,
38 when the dust is poured into castings, and the clods cling together?
39 Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40 when they crouch in their dens, or sit in their lairs to lie in wait?
41 Who provides food for the raven, when its young ones cry out to the Mighty God, and wander about for lack of food?