New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
1Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: | 1Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: |
2“Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words? | 2“Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words? |
3Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. | 3Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. |
4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. | 4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. |
5Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? | 5Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? |
6What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone | 6What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone |
7as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? | 7as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? |
8“Who kept the sea inside its boundaries as it burst from the womb, | 8“Who kept the sea inside its boundaries as it burst from the womb, |
9and as I clothed it with clouds and wrapped it in thick darkness? | 9and as I clothed it with clouds and wrapped it in thick darkness? |
10For I locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores. | 10For I locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores. |
11I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!’ | 11I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!’ |
12“Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east? | 12“Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east? |
13Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night’s wickedness? | 13Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night’s wickedness? |
14As the light approaches, the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal; it is robed in brilliant colors. | 14As the light approaches, the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal; it is robed in brilliant colors. |
15The light disturbs the wicked and stops the arm that is raised in violence. | 15The light disturbs the wicked and stops the arm that is raised in violence. |
16“Have you explored the springs from which the seas come? Have you explored their depths? | 16“Have you explored the springs from which the seas come? Have you explored their depths? |
17Do you know where the gates of death are located? Have you seen the gates of utter gloom? | 17Do you know where the gates of death are located? Have you seen the gates of utter gloom? |
18Do you realize the extent of the earth? Tell me about it if you know! | 18Do you realize the extent of the earth? Tell me about it if you know! |
19“Where does light come from, and where does darkness go? | 19“Where does light come from, and where does darkness go? |
20Can you take each to its home? Do you know how to get there? | 20Can you take each to its home? Do you know how to get there? |
21But of course you know all this! For you were born before it was all created, and you are so very experienced! | 21But of course you know all this! For you were born before it was all created, and you are so very experienced! |
22“Have you visited the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of hail? | 22“Have you visited the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of hail? |
23(I have reserved them as weapons for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war.) | 23(I have reserved them as weapons for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war.) |
24Where is the path to the source of light? Where is the home of the east wind? | 24Where is the path to the source of light? Where is the home of the east wind? |
25“Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? Who laid out the path for the lightning? | 25“Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? Who laid out the path for the lightning? |
26Who makes the rain fall on barren land, in a desert where no one lives? | 26Who makes the rain fall on barren land, in a desert where no one lives? |
27Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground and make the tender grass spring up? | 27Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground and make the tender grass spring up? |
28“Does the rain have a father? Who gives birth to the dew? | 28“Does the rain have a father? Who gives birth to the dew? |
29Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens? | 29Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens? |
30For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, and the surface of the water freezes. | 30For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, and the surface of the water freezes. |
31“Can you direct the movement of the stars— binding the cluster of the Pleiades or loosening the cords of Orion? | 31“Can you direct the movement of the stars— binding the cluster of the Pleiades or loosening the cords of Orion? |
32Can you direct the constellations through the seasons or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens? | 32Can you direct the constellations through the seasons or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens? |
33Do you know the laws of the universe? Can you use them to regulate the earth? | 33Do you know the laws of the universe? Can you use them to regulate the earth? |
34“Can you shout to the clouds and make it rain? | 34“Can you shout to the clouds and make it rain? |
35Can you make lightning appear and cause it to strike as you direct? | 35Can you make lightning appear and cause it to strike as you direct? |
36Who gives intuition to the heart and instinct to the mind? | 36Who gives intuition to the heart and instinct to the mind? |
37Who is wise enough to count all the clouds? Who can tilt the water jars of heaven | 37Who is wise enough to count all the clouds? Who can tilt the water jars of heaven |
38when the parched ground is dry and the soil has hardened into clods? | 38when the parched ground is dry and the soil has hardened into clods? |
39“Can you stalk prey for a lioness and satisfy the young lions’ appetites | 39“Can you stalk prey for a lioness and satisfy the young lions’ appetites |
40as they lie in their dens or crouch in the thicket? | 40as they lie in their dens or crouch in the thicket? |
41Who provides food for the ravens when their young cry out to God and wander about in hunger? | 41Who provides food for the ravens when their young cry out to God and wander about in hunger? |
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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