38:1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

38:2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

38:3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

38:5Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

38:6Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

38:7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

38:8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

38:9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

38:10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

38:12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

38:13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

38:14It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

38:15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

38:16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

38:17Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

38:18Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

38:19Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

38:20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

38:21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

38:22Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

38:23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

38:24By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

38:25Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

38:26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

38:27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

38:28Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

38:29Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

38:30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

38:31Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

38:32Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

38:33Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

38:34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

38:35Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

38:36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

38:37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

38:38When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

38:39Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

38:40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

38:41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

39:1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

39:2Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

39:3They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

39:4Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.

39:5Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

39:6Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.

39:7He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

39:8The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

39:9Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

39:10Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

39:11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

39:12Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

39:13Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

39:14Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

39:15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

39:16She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

39:17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

39:18What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

39:19Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

39:20Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

39:21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

39:22He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

39:23The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

39:24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

39:25He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

39:26Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

39:27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

39:28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

39:29From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

39:30Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

40:1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

40:2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

40:3Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

40:4Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

40:5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

40:6Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

40:7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

40:8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

40:10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

40:11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

40:12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

40:13Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

40:14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

40:15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

40:16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

40:17He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

40:18His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

40:19He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

40:20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

40:21He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

40:22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

40:23Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

40:24He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.