Then, the Lord Answered Job Out of the Whirlwind |
Job 38:1-41 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks] |
Then, the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind & said, Who is this that darkens counsel [through] words without knowledge. [Job 34:35 Job has spoken without knowledge & his words are without wisdom.] |
[Belt] up your [waist] like a man; for I will demand [questions] of you, [to] answer Me. Where [were] you when I laid the foundations of the earth? [Explain,] if you have understanding. |
Who has laid [the earth's measurements,] if you know [that?] Or Who has stretched [out a measuring] line upon it? [Upon what] are the earth's foundations fastened? Or Who laid the cornerstone [of the earth's foundation?] |
When [did] the morning stars sing together & all the sons of God shouted for joy? Or Who shut up the sea with doors, when it breaks out, like [it's thrust] out of the womb? |
When [did] I [make] the clouds [the sea's] garment & the thick darkness, [like] a swaddling [blanket] for it, & [broke] them up for My [assigned place for them] & [put] bars & doors. [Job 26:10 [God has surrounded] the waters with [boundaries,] until the day & night comes to an end.] |
And [I] said, [From now on,] you shall come, but no further & here your proud waves [shall stay?] Have you commanded the morning, since your [life began] & caused the [sun rise] to know [its] place. |
[Psalm 74:16-17 The day is Yours & the night is also Yours. You have prepared the light & the sun. You have [put] all all the borders of the earth. You have made summer & winter.] |
[So] that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, [so] that the wicked might be shaken out of it. [Job 34:25 Therefore [God] knows their [deeds] & He [overthrows] them in the night, so they are destroyed.] |
It [has] turned [like the] clay [used for] the seal [becomes firm,] & they stand [out, like decorations of] a garment. The light of the wicked is [withheld] & shall be broken [with] a high arm. |
[Psalm 89:13-14 You have a mighty arm & strong is Your hand & high is Your [righteous] hand. Justice & judgment are the habitation of Your throne. Mercy & truth shall go before Your face.] |
Have you entered into the [fountains] of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the [sea's depths?] Have the gates of death been opened to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? Have you [understood] the [width] of the earth? Declare [it to Me] if you know it all. |
Where is the [path to] where light [dwells?] And where is the place for darkness, [so] that you should take it to [its boundaries] & you should know the paths to [its] house? |
[Do] you know it, because you were born then? Or because the number of your [years] are [many?] Have you entered into the [snow's] treasures [that sparkle like diamonds?] Or have you seen the hail's] treasures, which I have [saved] against the time of trouble, against the day of battle & war? |
[Joshua 10:11 And it [happened,] as they fled from before Israel & were going down to Beth Horon, that the Lord cast down [large] stones from heaven upon them [until] Azekah & they died. [There] were more [who] died of the hailstones, than [those] whom the children of Israel [struck down with the sword.] |
By what [path] is light [separated, that] scatters the east wind upon the earth? Who has divided a [waterway] for the overflowing waters, or a [path] for [thunder's] lightning; to cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is. |
And on the wilderness, where there is no man; To satisfy the desolate & [wastelands] & to cause the tender herb to bud & [sprout out?] [Does] the rain have a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew? |
Out of whose womb [did] ice come [from?] And who [gives birth to] the frost [on the ground from] heaven? [Job 37:10 By the breath of God, frost is given & the [wide expanse] of water is [frozen straight.] |
The waters are [hidden, like] with a [rock] & the [surface] of the deep [waters] is frozen. Can you [fasten] the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loosen the bands of Orion? Can you bring Mazzaroth [into view in its] season? Or Can you guide Arcturus [constellation a.k.a. The Great Bear] with his sons? |
Do you know the [laws that control the heavens?] Can you [put those heavenly influences over] the earth? Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, [so an] abundance of waters may cover you? Can you send lightning, [so] that they may go [& hide] & say to you, Here we are? |
Who has put wisdom in the [mind?] Or Who has given understanding to the heart? Who can [wisely count] the clouds? Or Who can [prevent the rain] of heaven [from pouring out like] bottles? |
When [does] the dust [turns hard] & the [dirt] clods cling together? Will you hunt the prey for the lion? Or [satisfy] the appetite of the young lions, when they [crouch down] in their dens & [stay hidden] & lie in wait [to ambush?] |
Who provides the food for the raven? When [its] young ones cry [out] to God, they wander for lack of [food.] [Psalm 147:9 [God] gives to the [animal its] food & to the young ravens which cry [out.] |