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Since<MH3588> you know<MH3045>. <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH176> who<MH4310> stretched<MH5186> the measuring<MH6957b> line<MH6957b> over<MH5921> it? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“On what<MH4100> were its bases<MH134> sunk<MH2883>? <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH176> who<MH4310> laid<MH3384> its cornerstone<MH68, 6438>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When the morning<MH1242> stars<MH3556> sang<MH7442> together<MH3162> <t><p class="indent1">And all<MH3605> the sons<MH1121> of God<MH430> shouted<MH7321> for<MH7321> joy<MH7321>? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Or <i>who</i> enclosed<MH5480b> the sea<MH3220> with doors<MH1817> <t><p class="indent1">When it went<MH3318> out<MH3318> from the womb<MH7358>, bursting<MH1518> forth<MH1518>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>When I made<MH7760> a cloud<MH6051> its garment<MH3830>, <t><p class="indent1">And thick<MH6205> darkness<MH6205> its swaddling<MH2854> bands<MH2854>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>placed<MH7665> boundaries<MH2706> on it <t><p class="indent1">And set<MH7760> a bolt<MH1280> and doors<MH1817>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And I said<MH559>, ‘As<MH5704> far<MH5704> as<MH5704> this<MH6311> point<MH6311> you shall come<MH935>, but no<MH3808> farther<MH3254>; <t><p class="indent1">And here<MH6311> your proud<MH1347b> waves<MH1530> shall stop<MH7896>’? <p class="hdg">God’s Mighty Power</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Have you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>ever<MH4480, 3117> in your life<MH3117> commanded<MH6680> the morning<MH1242>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> made the dawn<MH7837> know<MH3045> its place<MH4725>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So that it would take<MH270> hold<MH270> of the ends<MH3671> of the earth<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">And the wicked<MH7563> would be shaken<MH5287> off<MH5287> from it? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“It is changed<MH2015> like clay<MH2563a> <i>under</i> the seal<MH2368>; <t><p class="indent1">And they stand<MH3320> out<MH3320> like<MH3644> a garment<MH3830>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Their light<MH216> is withheld<MH4513> from the wicked<MH7563>, <t><p class="indent1">And the uplifted<MH7311> arm<MH2220> is broken<MH7665>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Have you entered<MH935> the springs<MH5033> of the sea<MH3220>, <t><p class="indent1">And walked<MH1980> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>in the depth<MH2714> of the ocean<MH8415>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Have the gates<MH8179> of death<MH4194> been revealed<MH1540> to you, <t><p class="indent1">And have you seen<MH7200> the gates<MH8179> of deep<MH6757> darkness<MH6757>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“Have you understood<MH995> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>expanse<MH7338> of the earth<MH776>? <t><p class="indent1">Tell<MH5046> <i>Me,</i> if<MH518> you know<MH3045> all<MH3605> this. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“Where<MH335> is the way<MH1870> to the dwelling<MH7931> of light<MH216>? <t><p class="indent1">And darkness<MH2822>, where<MH335> is its place<MH4725>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>That you would take<MH3947> it to its territory<MH1366>, <t><p class="indent1">And discern<MH995> the paths<MH5410b> to its <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>home<MH1004>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“You know<MH3045>, for you were born<MH3205> then<MH227>, <t><p class="indent1">And the number<MH4557> of your days<MH3117> is great<MH7227a>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“Have you entered<MH935> the storehouses<MH214> of the snow<MH7950>, <t><p class="indent1">And have you seen<MH7200> the storehouses<MH214> of the hail<MH1259>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Which<MH834> I have reserved<MH2820> for a time<MH6256> of distress<MH6862b>, <t><p class="indent1">For a day<MH3117> of war<MH7128> and battle<MH4421>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“Where<MH335> is the way<MH1870> that the light<MH216> is divided<MH2505a>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> the east<MH6921> wind<MH6921> scattered<MH6327a> on the earth<MH776>? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“Who<MH4310> has split<MH6385> <i>open</i> a channel<MH8585a> for the flood<MH7858>, <t><p class="indent1">And a way<MH1870> for the thunderbolt<MH6963, 2385>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>To bring<MH4305> rain<MH4305> on a land<MH776> without<MH3808> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>people<MH376>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>On</i> a desert<MH4057b> without<MH3808> a person<MH120> in it, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>To satisfy<MH7646> the waste<MH7724b> and desolate<MH4875> land, <t><p class="indent1">And to make the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>seeds<MH4161> of grass<MH1877> to sprout<MH6779>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“Does the rain<MH4306> have<MH3426> a father<MH1>? <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH176> who<MH4310> has fathered<MH3205> the drops<MH96> of dew<MH2919>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“From whose<MH4310> womb<MH990> has come<MH3318> the ice<MH7140>? <t><p class="indent1">And the frost<MH3713b> of heaven<MH8064>, who<MH4310> has given<MH3205> it birth<MH3205>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“Water<MH4325> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>becomes<MH2244> hard<MH2244> like stone<MH68>, <t><p class="indent1">And the surface<MH6440> of the deep<MH8415> is imprisoned<MH3920>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>“Can you tie<MH7194> up<MH7194> the chains<MH4575a> of the Pleiades<MH3598>, <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH176> untie<MH6605a> the cords<MH4189> of Orion<MH3685>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>“Can you bring<MH3318> out<MH3318> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>constellation<MH4216> in its season<MH6256>, <t><p class="indent1">And guide<MH5148> the Bear<MH5906> with her <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>satellites<MH1121>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>“Do you know<MH3045> the ordinances<MH2708> of the heavens<MH8064>, <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH518> do you establish<MH7760> their rule<MH4896> over the earth<MH776>? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>“Can you raise<MH7311> your voice<MH6963> to the clouds<MH5645>, <t><p class="indent1">So that an abundance<MH8229> of water<MH4325> will cover<MH3680> you? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>“Can you send<MH7971> flashes<MH1300> of<MH1300> lightning<MH1300>, so that they may go<MH1980> <t><p class="indent1">And say<MH559> to you, ‘Here<MH2009> we are’? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>“Who<MH4310> has put<MH7896> wisdom<MH2451> in the innermost<MH2910> being<MH2910>, <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH176> given<MH5414> understanding<MH998> to the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>mind<MH7907>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>“Who<MH4310> can count<MH5608> the clouds<MH7834> by wisdom<MH2451>, <t><p class="indent1">And pour<MH7901> out<MH7901> the water<MH5035a> jars<MH5035a> of the heavens<MH8064>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>When the dust<MH6083> hardens<MH3332> into a mass<MH4165> <t><p class="indent1">And the clods<MH7263> stick<MH1692> together<MH1692>? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>“Can you hunt<MH6679> the prey<MH2964> for the lioness<MH3833b>, <t><p class="indent1">Or satisfy<MH4390> the appetite<MH2421b> of young<MH3715> lions<MH3715>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>When<MH3588> they crouch<MH7817> in<MH7817> <i>their</i> hiding<MH4585> places<MH4585>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> lie<MH695> in<MH695> wait<MH695> in <i>their</i> lair<MH5521>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>“Who<MH4310> prepares<MH3559> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>feed<MH6718b> for the raven<MH6158> <t><p class="indent1">When<MH3588> its young<MH3206> cry<MH7768> to God<MH410>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> wander<MH8582> about<MH8582> without<MH1097> food<MH400>?<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> I.e., as if for battle<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>know understanding</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>broke My decree on it</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>from your days commanded</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>in search of the deep</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Or <i>width</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>house</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>man</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Or <i>growth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Lit <i>hides itself like</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Heb <i>Mazzaroth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Lit <i>sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">36</span> Or <i>rooster</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">41</span> Lit <i>its feed</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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