1 At this also
my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that
goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning
unto the ends of the earth.
4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of
his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is
heard.
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth
he, which we cannot comprehend.
6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to
the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know
his work.
8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the
north.
10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the
waters is straitened.
11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth
his bright cloud:
12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may
do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world
in the earth.
13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his
land, or for mercy.
14 Hearken unto this, O stand still, and consider the wondrous
works of God.
15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light
of his cloud to shine?
16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous
works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by
the south wind?
18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and
as a molten looking glass?
19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order
our speech by reason of darkness.
20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely
he shall be swallowed up.
21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds:
but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible
majesty.
23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent
in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will
not afflict.
24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are
wise of heart.
Chapter 38
1 Then the LORD
answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee,
and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who
hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid
the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of
God shouted for joy?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as
if it had issued out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness
a swaddlingband for it,
10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here
shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused
the dayspring to know his place;
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the
wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high
arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou
walked in the search of the depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou
seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if
thou knowest it all.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness,
where is the place thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that
thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because
the number of thy days is great?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast
thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against
the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east
wind upon the earth?
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters,
or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the
wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the
bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of
dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven,
who hath gendered it?
30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep
is frozen.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose
the bands of Orion?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst
thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the
dominion thereof in the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance
of waters may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto
thee, Here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given
understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the
bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave
fast together?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite
of the young lions,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to
lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones
cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Chapter 39
1 Knowest thou
the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst
thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest
thou the time when they bring forth?
3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they
cast out their sorrows.
4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn;
they go forth, and return not unto them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the
bands of the wild ass?
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land
his dwellings.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he
the crying of the driver.
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth
after every green thing.
9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy
crib?
10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow?
or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt
thou leave thy labour to him?
12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed,
and gather it into thy barn?
13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings
and feathers unto the ostrich?
14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in
dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the
wild beast may break them.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were
not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he
imparted to her understanding.
18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the
horse and his rider.
19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his
neck with thunder?
20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of
his nostrils is terrible.
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he
goeth on to meet the armed men.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth
he back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and
the shield.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither
believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the
battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward
the south?
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest
on high?
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the
rock, and the strong place.
29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar
off.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are,
there is she. |