Job 36 – Job 40
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41 – Chapter 42
1Elihu also proceeded, and said, 2Suffer me a little, and I will show thee; For I have yet somewhat to say on God’s behalf. 3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 4For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. 5Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding. 6He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right. 7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted. 8And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions; 9Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly. 10He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity. 11If they hearken and serve [him], They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures. 12But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge. 13But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them. 14They die in youth, And their life [perisheth] among the unclean. 15He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression. 16Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.
17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee]. 18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside. 19Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength? 20Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place. 21Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. 22Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him? 23Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?
24Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung. 25All men have looked thereon; Man beholdeth it afar off. 26Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable. 27For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor, 28Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly. 29Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion? 30Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea. 31For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance. 32He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark. 33The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning [the storm] that cometh up.
1Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place. 2Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 3He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightening unto the ends of the earth. 4After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not [the lightnings] when his voice is heard. 5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. 6For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain. 7He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know [it]. 8Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens. 9Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north. 10By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened. 11Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning: 12And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world, 13Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.
14Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. 15Dost thou know how God layeth [his charge] upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine? 16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge? 17How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south [wind]? 18Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror? 19Teach us what we shall say unto him; [For] we cannot set [our speech] in order by reason of darkness. 20Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up? 21And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them. 22Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty. 23[Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict. 24Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
1Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge? 3Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. 5Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it? 6Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, 7When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb; 9When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it, 10And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors, 11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place; 13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? 14It is changed as clay under the seal; And [all things] stand forth as a garment: 15And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.
16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep? 17Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death? 18Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
19Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof, 20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof? 21[Doubtless], thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great! 22Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, 23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war? 24By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth? 25Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder; 26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27To satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], And to cause the tender grass to spring forth? 28Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.
31Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion? 32Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train? 33Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee? 35Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are? 36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind? 37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven, 38When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?
39Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 40When they couch in their dens, [And] abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?
1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [Or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 2Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains. 4Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; They go forth, and return not again.
5Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass, 6Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place? 7He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver. 8The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing. 9Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib? 10Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor? 12Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather [the grain] of thy threshing-floor?
13The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; [But] are they the pinions and plumage of love? 14For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, 15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them. 16She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, [she is] without fear; 17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 18What time she lifteth up herself on high, She scorneth the horse and his rider.
19Hast thou given the horse [his] might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane? 20Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible. 21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men. 22He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword. 23The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin. 24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet. 25As oft as the trumpet [soundeth] he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south? 27Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high? 28On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold. 29From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off. 30Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.
1Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said, 2Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
3Then Job answered Jehovah, and said, 4Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth. 5Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
6Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified? 9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty. 11Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him. 12Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand. 13Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place]. 14Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
15Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox. 16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly. 17He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together. 18His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron. 19He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword. 20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play. 21He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen. 22The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about. 23Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth. 24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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