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<poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“Now <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>gird up your loins like a man, <t><p class="indent1">And I will ask you, and you instruct Me! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? <t><p class="indent1">Tell <i>Me,</i> if you know <i>and</i> have understanding. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Who determined the measurements [of the earth], if you know? <t><p class="indent1">Or who stretched the [measuring] line on it? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“On what were its foundations fastened? <t><p class="indent1">Or who laid its cornerstone, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When the morning stars sang together <t><p class="indent1">And all the sons of God (angels) shouted for joy? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Or who enclosed the sea with doors <t><p class="indent1">When it burst forth and went out of the womb; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>When I made the clouds its garment <t><p class="indent1">And thick darkness its swaddling band, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And marked for it My [appointed] boundary <t><p class="indent1">And set bars and doors [defining the shorelines], <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And said, ‘This far you shall come, but no farther; <t><p class="indent1">And here your proud waves shall stop’? <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>“<i>Since</i> your days began, have you <i>ever</i> commanded the morning, <t><p class="indent1">And caused the dawn to know its place, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So that light may take hold of the corners of the earth <t><p class="indent1">And shake the wickedness out of it? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“The earth is changed like clay <i>into which</i> a seal is pressed; <t><p class="indent1">And the things [of the earth] stand out like a [multi-colored] garment. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Their light is withheld from the wicked, <t><p class="indent1">And the uplifted arm is broken. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Have you entered <i>and</i> explored the springs of the sea <t><p class="indent1">Or [have you] walked in the recesses of the deep? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Have the gates of death been revealed to you, <t><p class="indent1">Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“Have you understood the expanse of the earth? <t><p class="indent1">Tell <i>Me,</i> if you know all this. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“Where is the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>way <i>where</i> light dwells? <t><p class="indent1">And as for darkness, where is its place, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>That you may take it to its territory <t><p class="indent1">And that you may know the paths to its house? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“You [must] know, since you were born then, <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>because you are so extremely old! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, <t><p class="indent1">Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, <t><p class="indent1">For the day of battle and war? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“Where is the way that the light is distributed, <t><p class="indent1">Or the east wind scattered over the earth? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“Who has prepared a channel for the torrents of rain <i>and</i> for the flood, <t><p class="indent1">Or a path for the thunderbolt, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>To bring rain on the uninhabited land, <t><p class="indent1">And on the desert where no man lives, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>To satisfy the barren and desolate ground <t><p class="indent1">And to make the seeds of grass to sprout? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“Has the rain a father? <t><p class="indent1">Or who has begotten the drops of dew? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“Out of whose womb has come the ice? <t><p class="indent1">And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“Water becomes like stone [and hides itself], <t><p class="indent1">And the surface of the deep is frozen <i>and</i> imprisoned. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>“Can you bind the chains of [the cluster of stars called] Pleiades, <t><p class="indent1">Or loose the cords of [the constellation] Orion? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>“Can you lead forth a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>constellation in its season, <t><p class="indent1">And guide [the stars of] the Bear with her <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>sons? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, <t><p class="indent1">Or [can you] establish their rule over the earth? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, <t><p class="indent1">So that an abundance of water will cover you? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>“Can you send forth lightnings that they may go <t><p class="indent1">And say to you, ‘Here we are’? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being [of man, or in the layers of clouds] <t><p class="indent1">Or given understanding to the mind [of man, or to the heavenly display]? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>“Who can count the clouds by [earthly] wisdom, <t><p class="indent1">Or pour out the water jars of the heavens, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>When the dust hardens into a mass <t><p class="indent1">And the clods stick together [because of the heat]? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>“Can you [Job] hunt the prey for the lion, <t><p class="indent1">Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>When they crouch in their dens <t><p class="indent1">And lie in wait in their lair? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/38-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>“Who provides prey for the raven <t><p class="indent1">When its young cry to God <t><p class="indent1">And wander about without food?<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> A phrase often found in the Bible that is an urgent call to get ready for immediate action, or it may be a call to prepare for a coming action or event. The phrase is related to the type of clothing worn in ancient times. To keep from impeding the wearer during any vigorous activity, e.g. battle, exercise, strenuous work, etc., the loose ends of garments (tunics, cloaks, mantles, etc.) had to be gathered up and tucked into the girdle. The girdle was a band about six inches wide that had fasteners in front. It was worn around the loins (the midsection of the body between the lower ribs and the hips). <i>Gird up your mind</i> or <i>gird up your heart</i> are examples of variants of this phrase and call for mental or spiritual preparation for a coming challenge.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Light travels on a path or “way” through empty space at 299,792,458 meters per second (approximately 186,282 miles per second).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>the number of your days is great</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Heb <i>Mazzaroth</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Or <i>satellites</i>.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 39" /></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 align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>