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OT Text: ALE BHS MAS WLC RAH SWE | NT Texts: NA26 WH PES

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Job 38:1

Then the LORD ^(C1)answered Job from the whirlwind and said,

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Job 38:2

"Who is this who ^(C1)darkens the divine plan By words without knowledge?

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Job 38:3

-"Now ^(F1)^(C1)tighten the belt on your waist like a man, And ^(C2)I shall ask you, and you inform Me!

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Job 38:4

-"Where were you ^(C1)when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you ^(F1)have understanding,

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Job 38:5

Who set its ^(C1)measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the measuring line over it?

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Job 38:6

-"On what ^(C1)were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone,

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Job 38:7

When the morning stars sang together And all the ^(C1)sons of God shouted for joy?

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Job 38:8

"Or who ^(C1)enclosed the sea with doors When it went out from the womb, bursting forth;

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Job 38:9

When I made a cloud its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling bands,

Job 38:10

And I ^(F1)^(C1)placed boundaries on it And set a bolt and doors,

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Job 38:11

And I said, 'As far as this point you shall come, but no farther; And here your proud waves shall stop'?

Job 38:12

"Have you ^(F1)ever in your life commanded the morning, And made the dawn know its place,

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Job 38:13

So that it would take hold of ^(C1)the ends of the earth, And ^(C2)the wicked would be shaken off from it?

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Job 38:14

-"It is changed like clay under the seal; And they stand out like a garment.

Job 38:15

-"^(C1)Their light is withheld from the wicked, And the ^(C2)uplifted arm is broken.

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Job 38:16

"Have you entered ^(C1)the springs of the sea, And walked ^(F1)in the depth of the ocean?

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Job 38:17

-"Have the gates of death been revealed to you, And have you seen the gates of ^(C1)deep darkness?

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Job 38:18

-"Have you understood the ^(F1)expanse of ^(C1)the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.

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Job 38:19

"Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place,

Job 38:20

That you would take it to ^(C1)its territory, And discern the paths to its ^(F1)home?

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Job 38:21

-"You know, for ^(C1)you were born then, And the number of your days is great!

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Job 38:22

-"Have you entered the storehouses ^(C1)of the snow, And have you seen the storehouses of the ^(C2)hail,

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Job 38:23

Which I have reserved for a time of distress, For a day of war and battle?

Job 38:24

-"Where is the way that ^(C1)the light is divided, And the east wind scattered on the earth?

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Job 38:25

"Who has split open a channel for the flood, And a way for the thunderbolt,

Job 38:26

To bring ^(C1)rain on a land without ^(F1)people, On a desert without a person in it,

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Job 38:27

To ^(C1)satisfy the waste and desolate land, And to make the ^(F1)seeds of grass to sprout?

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Job 38:28

-"Does ^(C1)the rain have a father? Or who has fathered the drops of dew?

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Job 38:29

-"From whose womb has come the ^(C1)ice? And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?

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Job 38:30

-"Water ^(F1)becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.

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Job 38:31

"Can you tie up the chains of the ^(C1)Pleiades, Or untie the cords of Orion?

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Job 38:32

-"Can you bring out a ^(F1)constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her ^(F2)satellites?

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Job 38:33

-"Do you know the ^(C1)ordinances of the heavens, Or do you establish their rule over the earth?

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Job 38:34

"Can you raise your voice to the clouds, So that an ^(C1)abundance of water will cover you?

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Job 38:35

-"Can you ^(C1)send flashes of lightning, so that they may go And say to you, 'Here we are'?

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Job 38:36

-"Who has ^(C1)put wisdom in the innermost being, Or given ^(C2)understanding to the ^(F1)mind?

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Job 38:37

-"Who can count the clouds by wisdom, And ^(C1)pour out the water jars of the heavens,

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Job 38:38

When the dust hardens into a mass And the clods stick together?

Job 38:39

"Can you hunt the ^(C1)prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of young lions,

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Job 38:40

When they ^(C1)crouch in their hiding places, And lie in wait in their lair?

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Job 38:41

-"Who prepares ^(F1)feed for ^(C1)the raven When its young cry to God, And wander about without food?

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Job 39:1

"Do you know the time the ^(F1)^(C1)mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the ^(C2)deer?

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Job 39:2

-"Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth?

Job 39:3

-"They kneel down, they deliver their young, They get rid of their labor pains.

Job 39:4

-"Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them.

Job 39:5

"Who sent the ^(C1)wild donkey out free? And who opened the bonds of the swift donkey,

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Job 39:6

To whom I gave ^(C1)the wilderness as his home, And the salt land as his dwelling place?

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Job 39:7

-"He laughs at the turmoil of the city, He does not hear the shouting of the taskmaster.

Job 39:8

-"He explores the mountains of his pasture, And searches after every green thing.

Job 39:9

-"Will the ^(C1)wild bull be willing to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?

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Job 39:10

-"Can you tie down the wild bull in a furrow with ^(F1)ropes, Or will he ^(F2)plow the valleys after you?

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Job 39:11

-"Will you trust him because his strength is great, And leave your labor to him?

Job 39:12

-"Will you have faith in him that he will return your ^(F1)grain And gather it from your threshing floor?

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Job 39:13

"The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, With the pinion and feathers of ^(F1)love,

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Job 39:14

For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,

Job 39:15

And she forgets that a foot may crush ^(F1)them, Or that a wild animal may trample ^(F1)them.

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Job 39:16

-"She treats her young ^(C1)cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor is for nothing, she is ^(F1)unconcerned,

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Job 39:17

Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

Job 39:18

-"When she rushes away on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.

Job 39:19

"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?

Job 39:20

-"Do you make him ^(C1)leap like locusts? His majestic ^(C2)snorting is frightening.

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Job 39:21

-"^(F1)He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He ^(C1)goes out to meet the battle.

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Job 39:22

-"He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword.

Job 39:23

-"The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.

Job 39:24

-"He ^(F1)races over the ground with a roar and fury, And he does not stand still when he hears the sound of the trumpet.

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Job 39:25

-"As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha!' And he senses the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.

Job 39:26

"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?

Job 39:27

-"Is it at your ^(F1)command that the eagle flies high, And makes ^(C1)his nest on high?

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Job 39:28

-"He dwells and spends his nights on the cliff, On the rocky cliff, an inaccessible place.

Job 39:29

-"From there he ^(C1)tracks food; His eyes look at it from afar.

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Job 39:30

-"His young ones also lick up blood greedily; And ^(C1)where the slain are, there he is."

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