Job

Chapter 38

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¹Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,8 sermons²Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?6 sermons³Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.7 sermons⁴Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.9 sermons⁵Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?5 sermons⁶Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;4 sermons⁷When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?5 sermons⁸Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?4 sermons⁹When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,3 sermons¹⁰And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,3 sermons¹¹And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?3 sermons¹²Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;2 sermons¹³That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?2 sermons¹⁴It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.3 sermons¹⁵And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.2 sermons¹⁶Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?4 sermons¹⁷Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?2 sermons¹⁸Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.2 sermons¹⁹Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,4 sermons²⁰That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?2 sermons²¹Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?2 sermons²²Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,6 sermons²³Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?3 sermons²⁴By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?5 sermons²⁵Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;3 sermons²⁶To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;3 sermons²⁷To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?2 sermons²⁸Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?2 sermons²⁹Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?2 sermons³⁰The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.3 sermons³¹Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?4 sermons³²Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?2 sermons³³Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?4 sermons³⁴Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?2 sermons³⁵Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?4 sermons³⁶Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?3 sermons³⁷Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,2 sermons³⁸When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?2 sermons³⁹Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,3 sermons⁴⁰When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?3 sermons⁴¹Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.4 sermons