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Do they report to you, &#8216Here we are&#8217?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Can you make lightning appear and cause it to strike as you direct?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go and say to you, ‘Here we are’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we <i>are</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, ‘Here we <i>are!</i>’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Can you send flashes of lightning, so that they may go And say to you, ‘Here we are’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Can you send forth lightnings that they may go And say to you, &#8216Here we are&#8217?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Can you send forth lightnings that they may go And say to you, ‘Here we are’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Can you send forth lightnings that they may go And say to you, ‘Here we are’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Can you send forth lightnings that they may go And say to you, ‘Here we are’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go? Do they report to you, “Here we are”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go? Do they report to you: &#8220Here we are"? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />or will lightning flash at your command? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Can you send lightning flashes so that they may go and say to you, 'Here we are'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And if you command the lightning to flash, will it come to you and say, "At your service"? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Can you command the lightning, so that it goes forth and calls to you, 'Look at us!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ?Here we are??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go? Will they say to you, 'Here we are'? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, 'Here we are?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say to thee, Here we are?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you send out lightnings, and they go "" And say to you, Behold us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, 'Behold us?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shalt thou send lightnings, and shall they go and shall they say to thee, Behold us?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Canst thou send lightnings, and will they go, and will they return and say to thee : Here we are? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Can you send forth lightning bolts, and will they go, and on returning, say to you: “Here we are?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Can you send forth the lightnings on their way, so that they say to you, “Here we are”? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Can you send forth lightnings, so that they may go and say to you, ‘Here we are’?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Can you send forth the lightnings, that they may go, and say to you. Here we are?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Are you sending lightnings and they go and say to you: ‘Here we are!’?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee: 'Here we are'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And wilt thou send lightnings, and they shall go? and shall they say to thee, What is <i>thy pleasure</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=6048" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">God Challenges Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you? <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: haṯ·šal·laḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">Can you send</a> <a href="/hebrew/1300.htm" title="1300: bə·rā·qîm (N-mp) -- Lightning. From baraq; lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword.">the lightning bolts</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·yê·lê·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">on their way?</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Do they report</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nê·nū (Interjection:: 1cp) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">‘Here we are’?</a> </span><span class="reftext">36</span>Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15</a></span><br />He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3</a></span><br />laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-4</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. / The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Psalm 18:13-14</a></span><br />The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire. / He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Jeremiah 10:13</a></span><br />When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Jeremiah 51:16</a></span><br />When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23</a></span><br />So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17-18</a></span><br />Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” / So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-14.htm">2 Samuel 22:14-15</a></span><br />The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. / He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a></span><br />“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-28.htm">John 12:28-29</a></span><br />Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” / The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Acts 9:3-4</a></span><br />As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. / He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Can you send lightning, that they may go and say to you, Here we are?</p><p class="hdg">Canst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23-25,29</a></b></br> And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2</a></b></br> And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Numbers 11:1</a></b></br> And <i>when</i> the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard <i>it</i>; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed <i>them that were</i> in the uttermost parts of the camp.</p><p class="hdg">Here we are.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/22-12.htm">1 Samuel 22:12</a></b></br> And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I <i>am</i>, my lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a></b></br> Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here <i>am</i> I; send me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Isaiah 65:1</a></b></br> I am sought of <i>them that</i> asked not <i>for me</i>; I am found of <i>them that</i> sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation <i>that</i> was not called by my name.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Bolts</a> <a href="/job/38-32.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-4.htm">Here</a> <a href="/job/37-4.htm">Lightnings</a> <a href="/job/28-22.htm">Report</a> <a href="/job/37-4.htm">Thunder-Flames</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Bolts</a> <a href="/job/39-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/colossians/4-9.htm">Here</a> <a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Lightnings</a> <a href="/psalms/112-7.htm">Report</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Thunder-Flames</a> <a href="/job/41-32.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Job 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">God challenges Job to answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">and weakness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Can you send the lightning bolts on their way?</b><br>This phrase is part of God's response to Job, highlighting His supreme power and control over creation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, lightning was often associated with divine power and judgment. The rhetorical question emphasizes human limitations compared to God's sovereignty. Biblically, lightning is frequently used as a symbol of God's presence and power, as seen in <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a> during the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai. The imagery of God commanding lightning underscores His authority over nature, contrasting with human inability to control such forces.<p><b>Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?</b><br>This phrase personifies lightning as obedient servants reporting to God, illustrating His intimate knowledge and command over creation. In the cultural context of the time, such personification would resonate with the understanding of divine beings or forces acting under God's direction. This concept is echoed in <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Psalm 148:8</a>, where elements of nature fulfill God's word. The rhetorical question further emphasizes the distinction between God's omnipotence and human limitations. The imagery of lightning reporting to God can also be seen as a type of Christ's authority over nature, as demonstrated in the New Testament when Jesus calms the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, showcasing His divine power.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central human figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, who speaks to Job out of the whirlwind, challenging Job's understanding of divine wisdom and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lightning.htm">Lightning</a></b><br>A natural phenomenon used by God in His discourse to illustrate His sovereign control over creation, emphasizing His power and wisdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/whirlwind.htm">Whirlwind</a></b><br>The medium through which God speaks to Job, symbolizing divine presence and authority.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavens.htm">The Heavens</a></b><br>Representing the realm of God's creation, where phenomena like lightning originate, underscoring God's dominion over the natural world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The passage reminds us of God's ultimate authority over the natural world. As believers, we are called to trust in His control, even when we do not understand His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br><a href="/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35</a> highlights the limitations of human power and understanding. We are encouraged to approach God with humility, acknowledging our dependence on His wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>Just as lightning responds to God's command, we are reminded of the power and authority of God's Word in our lives. We should seek to align our actions with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_wisdom.htm">Trust in God's Wisdom</a></b><br>In times of suffering or confusion, we can find comfort in knowing that God's wisdom far surpasses our own. This trust can bring peace amidst life's storms.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_appear_silent_or_absent.htm">Why does God appear silent or absent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_thunder_god's_voice,_not_nature.htm">In Job 37:3-5, how can thunder and lightning be described as God's direct voice when science explains them as natural phenomena?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_if_job's_pleas_lack_merit.htm">In light of Job 35:16, why would a merciful God remain silent if Job's pleas are without merit, given other scriptures showing God responding to human need?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_1_kings_18_38's_fire_be_explained.htm">In 1 Kings 18:38, how can the sudden 'fire from the LORD' be explained scientifically or verified historically?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Hers we are?</span> If Job cannot command the clouds, much less can he send (or rather, <span class="accented">send forth</span>) lightnings - these marvellous and terrible evidences of almighty power. Even now, with all our command of electricity, our savants would, from the best electrical ms-chine, find it difficult to produce the effects which often result from a single flash of lightning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Can you send</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(haṯ·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lightning bolts</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרָקִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1300.htm">Strong's 1300: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on their way?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yê·lê·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Do they report</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֹאמְר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Here we are’?</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-35.htm">Job 38:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-35.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:35 Can you send forth lightnings that they (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:36" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>