Job
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English: New American Standard Bible |
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Job 38 [Commentary]
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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, |
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"Who is this that darkens counsel By words without knowledge?
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"Now gird up your loins like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!
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"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding,
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Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it?
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"On what were its bases sunk? 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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"Or who enclosed the sea with doors When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;
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When I made a cloud its garment And thick darkness its swaddling band,
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And I placed boundaries on it And set a bolt and doors,
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And I said, `Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop'?
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"Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, And caused the dawn to know its place,
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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 changed like clay under the seal; And they stand forth like a garment.
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"From the wicked their light is withheld, And the uplifted arm is broken.
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"Have you entered into the springs of the sea Or walked in the recesses of the deep?
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"Have the gates of death been revealed to you, Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
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"Have you understood the expanse of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.
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"Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place,
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That you may take it to its territory And that you may discern the paths to its home?
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"You know, for you were born then, And the number of your days is great!
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"Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
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Which I have reserved for the time of distress, For the day of war and battle?
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"Where is the way that the light is divided, Or the east wind scattered on the earth?
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"Who has cleft a channel for the flood, Or a way for the thunderbolt,
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To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a man in it,
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To satisfy the waste and desolate land And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?
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"Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
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"From whose womb has come the ice? And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?
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"Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.
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"Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the cords of Orion?
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"Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites?
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"Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or fix their rule over the earth?
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"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?
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"Can you send forth lightnings that they may go And say to you, `Here we are'?
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"Who has put wisdom in the innermost being Or given understanding to the mind?
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"Who can count the clouds by wisdom, Or tip the water jars of the heavens,
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When the dust hardens into a mass And the clods stick together?
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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 crouch in their dens And lie in wait in their lair?
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"Who prepares for the raven its nourishment When its young cry to God And wander about without food?
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Job 39 [Commentary]
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"Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer?
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"Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth?
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"They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains.
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"Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them.
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"Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
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To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place?
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"He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
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"He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing.
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"Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger?
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"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
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"Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him?
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"Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor?
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"The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love,
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For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,
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And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them.
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"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;
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Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.
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"When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.
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"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
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"Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.
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"He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons.
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"He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword.
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"The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.
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"With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.
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"As often as the trumpet sounds he says, `Aha!' And he scents the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.
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"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?
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"Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high?
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"On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.
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"From there he spies out food; His eyes see it from afar.
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"His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he."
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Job 40 [Commentary] [Map]
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Then the LORD said to Job, |
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"Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it."
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Then Job answered the LORD and said, |
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"Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.
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"Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more."
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Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said, |
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"Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
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"Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?
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"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
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"Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
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"Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.
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"Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.
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"Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place.
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"Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.
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"Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.
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"Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly.
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"He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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"His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron.
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"He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword.
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"Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there.
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"Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.
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"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
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"If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.
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"Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?
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