1 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, ASV — Job 38:1
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge? ASV — Job 38:2
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. ASV — Job 38:3
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. ASV — Job 38:4
5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it? ASV — Job 38:5
6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, ASV — Job 38:6
7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? ASV — Job 38:7
8 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb; ASV — Job 38:8
9 When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it, ASV — Job 38:9
10 And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors, ASV — Job 38:10
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed? ASV — Job 38:11
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place; ASV — Job 38:12
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? ASV — Job 38:13
14 It is changed as clay under the seal; And [all things] stand forth as a garment: ASV — Job 38:14
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken. ASV — Job 38:15
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep? ASV — Job 38:16
17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death? ASV — Job 38:17
18 Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all. ASV — Job 38:18
19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof, ASV — Job 38:19
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof? ASV — Job 38:20
21 [Doubtless], thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great! ASV — Job 38:21
22 Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, ASV — Job 38:22
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war? ASV — Job 38:23
24 By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth? ASV — Job 38:24
25 Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder; ASV — Job 38:25
26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man; ASV — Job 38:26
27 To satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], And to cause the tender grass to spring forth? ASV — Job 38:27
28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew? ASV — Job 38:28
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? ASV — Job 38:29
30 The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen. ASV — Job 38:30
31 Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion? ASV — Job 38:31
32 Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train? ASV — Job 38:32
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth? ASV — Job 38:33
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee? ASV — Job 38:34
35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are? ASV — Job 38:35
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind? ASV — Job 38:36
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven, ASV — Job 38:37
38 When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together? ASV — Job 38:38
39 Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, ASV — Job 38:39
40 When they couch in their dens, [And] abide in the covert to lie in wait? ASV — Job 38:40
41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food? ASV — Job 38:41