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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
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Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
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"Who [is] this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?
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Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
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Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
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Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
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" Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell [Me,] if you have understanding.
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Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
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Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?
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Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
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To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,
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When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
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"Or [who] shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth [and] issued from the womb;
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When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
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When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band;
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And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
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When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors;
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And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
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When I said, 'This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!'
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Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
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" Have you commanded the morning since your days [began,] [And] caused the dawn to know its place,
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That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
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That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
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It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
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It takes on form like clay [under] a seal, And stands out like a garment.
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And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
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From the wicked their light is withheld, And the upraised arm is broken.
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Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
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"Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths?
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Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
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Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?
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Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
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Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell [Me,] if you know all this.
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Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
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" Where [is] the way [to] the dwelling of light? And darkness, where [is] its place,
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That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
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That you may take it to its territory, That you may know the paths [to] its home?
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Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
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Do you know [it,] because you were born then, Or [because] the number of your days [is] great?
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Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
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"Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail,
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Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
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Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war?
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By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
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By what way is light diffused, [Or] the east wind scattered over the earth?
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Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
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"Who has divided a channel for the overflowing [water,] Or a path for the thunderbolt,
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To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
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To cause it to rain on a land [where there is] no one, A wilderness in which [there is] no man;
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To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
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To satisfy the desolate waste, And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?
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Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
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Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
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Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
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From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?
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The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
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The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen.
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Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
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" Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion?
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Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
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Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs?
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Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
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Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?
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Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
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"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you?
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Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
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Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, 'Here we [are!'?]
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Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
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Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart?
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Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
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Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
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When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
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When the dust hardens in clumps, And the clods cling together?
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Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
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" Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
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When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
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When they crouch in [their] dens, [Or] lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?
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Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
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Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, And wander about for lack of food?
