Job 38 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Job 39

¹“Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears fawns?

KJVKnowest^H3045^(H8804) thou the time^H6256 when the wild goats^H3277 of the rock^H5553 bring forth^H3205^(H8800)? or canst thou mark^H8104^(H8799) when the hinds^H355 do calve^H2342^(H8790)?

² Can you count the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they give birth?

KJVCanst thou number^H5608^(H8799) the months^H3391 that they fulfil^H4390^(H8762)? or knowest^H3045^(H8804) thou the time^H6256 when they bring forth^H3205^(H8800)?

³ They bow themselves. They bear their young. They end their labor pains.

KJVThey bow^H3766^(H8799) themselves, they bring forth^H6398^(H8762) their young ones^H3206, they cast out^H7971^(H8762) their sorrows^H2256.

⁴ Their young ones become strong. They grow up in the open field. They go out, and don’t return again.

KJVTheir young ones^H1121 are in good liking^H2492^(H8799), they grow up^H7235^(H8799) with corn^H1250; they go forth^H3318^(H8804), and return^H7725^(H8804) not unto them.

⁵ “Who has set the wild donkey free? Or who has loosened the bonds of the swift donkey,

KJVWho hath sent out^H7971^(H8765) the wild ass^H6501 free^H2670? or who hath loosed^H6605^(H8765) the bands^H4147 of the wild ass^H6171?

⁶ whose home I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place?

KJVWhose house^H1004 I have made^H7760^(H8804) the wilderness^H6160, and the barren^H4420 land his dwellings^H4908.

⁷ He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.

KJVHe scorneth^H7832^(H8799) the multitude^H1995 of the city^H7151, neither regardeth^H8085^(H8799) he the crying^H8663 of the driver^H5065^(H8802).

⁸ The range of the mountains is his pasture. He searches after every green thing.

KJVThe range^H3491 of the mountains^H2022 is his pasture^H4829, and he searcheth^H1875^(H8799) after^H310 every green thing^H3387.

⁹ “Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?

KJVWill the unicorn^H7214 be willing^H14^(H8799) to serve^H5647^(H8800) thee, or abide^H3885^(H8799) by thy crib^H18?

¹⁰ Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?

KJVCanst thou bind^H7194^(H8799) the unicorn^H7214 with his band^H5688 in the furrow^H8525? or will he harrow^H7702^(H8762) the valleys^H6010 after^H310 thee?

¹¹ Will you trust him, because his strength is great? Or will you leave to him your labor?

KJVWilt thou trust^H982^(H8799) him, because his strength^H3581 is great^H7227? or wilt thou leave^H5800^(H8799) thy labour^H3018 to him?

¹² Will you confide in him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather the grain of your threshing floor?

KJVWilt thou believe^H539^(H8686) him, that he will bring home^H7725^(H8686)^(H8675)^H7725^(H8799) thy seed^H2233, and gather^H622^(H8799) it into thy barn^H1637?

¹³ “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?

KJVGavest thou the goodly^H7443 wings^H3671 unto the peacocks^H5965^(H8738)? or wings^H84 and feathers^H2624 unto the ostrich^H5133?

¹⁴ For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust,

KJVWhich leaveth^H5800^(H8799) her eggs^H1000 in the earth^H776, and warmeth^H2552^(H8762) them in dust^H6083,

¹⁵ and forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild animal may trample them.

KJVAnd forgetteth^H7911^(H8799) that the foot^H7272 may crush^H2115^(H8799) them, or that the wild^H7704 beast^H2416 may break^H1758^(H8799) them.

¹⁶ She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,

KJVShe is hardened^H7188^(H8689) against her young ones^H1121, as though they were not^H3808 hers: her labour^H3018 is in vain^H7385 without fear^H6343;

¹⁷ because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

KJVBecause God^H433 hath deprived^H5382^(H8689) her of wisdom^H2451, neither hath he imparted^H2505^(H8804) to her understanding^H998.

¹⁸ When she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.

KJVWhat time^H6256 she lifteth up^H4754^(H8686) herself on high^H4791, she scorneth^H7832^(H8799) the horse^H5483 and his rider^H7392^(H8802).

¹⁹ “Have you given the horse might? Have you clothed his neck with a quivering mane?

KJVHast thou given^H5414^(H8799) the horse^H5483 strength^H1369? hast thou clothed^H3847^(H8686) his neck^H6677 with thunder^H7483?

²⁰ Have you made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is awesome.

KJVCanst thou make him afraid^H7493^(H8686) as a grasshopper^H697? the glory^H1935 of his nostrils^H5170 is terrible^H367.

²¹ He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength. He goes out to meet the armed men.

KJVHe paweth^H2658^(H8799) in the valley^H6010, and rejoiceth^H7797^(H8799) in his strength^H3581: he goeth on^H3318^(H8799) to meet^H7125^(H8800) the armed men^H5402.

²² He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword.

KJVHe mocketh^H7832^(H8799) at fear^H6343, and is not affrighted^H2865^(H8735); neither turneth he back^H7725^(H8799) from^H6440 the sword^H2719.

²³ The quiver rattles against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.

KJVThe quiver^H827 rattleth^H7439^(H8799) against him, the glittering^H3851 spear^H2595 and the shield^H3591.

²⁴ He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage, neither does he stand still at the sound of the trumpet.

KJVHe swalloweth^H1572^(H8762) the ground^H776 with fierceness^H7494 and rage^H7267: neither believeth^H539^(H8686) he that it is the sound^H6963 of the trumpet^H7782.

²⁵ As often as the trumpet sounds he snorts, ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

KJVHe saith^H559^(H8799) among^H1767 the trumpets^H7782, Ha^H1889, ha^H1889; and he smelleth^H7306^(H8686) the battle^H4421 afar off^H7350, the thunder^H7482 of the captains^H8269, and the shouting^H8643.

²⁶ “Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?

KJVDoth the hawk^H5322 fly^H82^(H8686) by thy wisdom^H998, and stretch^H6566^(H8799) her wings^H3671 toward the south^H8486?

²⁷ Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, and makes his nest on high?

KJVDoth the eagle^H5404 mount up^H1361^(H8686) at thy command^H6310, and make^H7311 her nest^H7064 on high^H7311^(H8686)?

²⁸ On the cliff he dwells and makes his home, on the point of the cliff and the stronghold.

KJVShe dwelleth^H7931^(H8799) and abideth^H3885^(H8698) on the rock^H5553, upon the crag^H8127 of the rock^H5553, and the strong place^H4686.

²⁹ From there he spies out the prey. His eyes see it afar off.

KJVFrom thence she seeketh^H2658^(H8804) the prey^H400, and her eyes^H5869 behold^H5027^(H8686) afar off^H7350.

³⁰ His young ones also suck up blood. Where the slain are, there he is.”

KJVHer young ones^H667 also suck up^H5966^(H8762) blood^H1818: and where the slain^H2491 are, there is she^H1931.

WEB·Job 38

¹Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

KJVThen the LORD^H3068 answered^H6030^(H8799) Job^H347 out of the whirlwind^H5591, and said^H559^(H8799),

² “Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

KJVWho is this that darkeneth^H2821^(H8688) counsel^H6098 by words^H4405 without knowledge^H1847?

³ Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!

KJVGird up^H247^(H8798) now thy loins^H2504 like a man^H1397; for I will demand^H7592^(H8799) of thee, and answer^H3045^(H8685) thou me.

⁴ “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

KJVWhere^H375 wast thou when I laid the foundations^H3245^(H8800) of the earth^H776? declare^H5046^(H8685), if thou hast^H3045^(H8804) understanding^H998.

⁵ Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

KJVWho hath laid^H7760^(H8804) the measures^H4461 thereof, if thou knowest^H3045^(H8799)? or who hath stretched^H5186^(H8804) the line^H6957 upon it?

⁶ What were its foundations fastened on? Or who laid its cornerstone,

KJVWhereupon are the foundations^H134 thereof fastened^H2883^(H8717)? or who laid^H3384^(H8804) the corner^H6438 stone^H68 thereof;

⁷ when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

KJVWhen the morning^H1242 stars^H3556 sang^H7442^(H8800) together^H3162, and all the sons^H1121 of God^H430 shouted^H7321^(H8686) for joy?

⁸ “Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke out of the womb,

KJVOr who shut up^H5526^(H8686) the sea^H3220 with doors^H1817, when it brake forth^H1518^(H8800), as if it had issued out^H3318^(H8799) of the womb^H7358?

⁹ when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,

KJVWhen I made^H7760^(H8800) the cloud^H6051 the garment^H3830 thereof, and thick darkness^H6205 a swaddlingband^H2854 for it,

¹⁰ marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

KJVAnd brake up^H7665^(H8799) for it my decreed^H2706 place, and set^H7760^(H8799) bars^H1280 and doors^H1817,

¹¹ and said, ‘You may come here, but no further. Your proud waves shall be stopped here’?

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799), Hitherto^H5704^H6311 shalt thou come^H935^(H8799), but no further^H3254^(H8686): and here shall thy proud^H1347 waves^H1530 be stayed^H7896^(H8799)?

¹² “Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,

KJVHast thou commanded^H6680^(H8765) the morning^H1242 since thy days^H3117; and caused the dayspring^H7837 to know^H3045^(H8765) his place^H4725;

¹³ that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

KJVThat it might take hold^H270^(H8800) of the ends^H3671 of the earth^H776, that the wicked^H7563 might be shaken out^H5287^(H8735) of it?

¹⁴ It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.

KJVIt is turned^H2015^(H8691) as clay^H2563 to the seal^H2368; and they stand^H3320^(H8691) as a garment^H3830.

¹⁵ From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

KJVAnd from the wicked^H7563 their light^H216 is withholden^H4513^(H8735), and the high^H7311^(H8802) arm^H2220 shall be broken^H7665^(H8735).

¹⁶ “Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

KJVHast thou entered^H935^(H8804) into the springs^H5033 of the sea^H3220? or hast thou walked^H1980^(H8694) in the search^H2714 of the depth^H8415?

¹⁷ Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

KJVHave the gates^H8179 of death^H4194 been opened^H1540^(H8738) unto thee? or hast thou seen^H7200^(H8799) the doors^H8179 of the shadow of death^H6757?

¹⁸ Have you comprehended the earth in its width? Declare, if you know it all.

KJVHast thou perceived^H995^(H8712) the breadth^H7338 of the earth^H776? declare^H5046^(H8685) if thou knowest^H3045^(H8804) it all.

¹⁹ “What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,

KJVWhere is the way^H1870 where light^H216 dwelleth^H7931^(H8799)? and as for darkness^H2822, where is the place^H4725 thereof,

²⁰ that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?

KJVThat thou shouldest take^H3947^(H8799) it to the bound^H1366 thereof, and that thou shouldest know^H995^(H8799) the paths^H5410 to the house^H1004 thereof?

²¹ Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!

KJVKnowest^H3045^(H8804) thou it, because thou wast then born^H3205^(H8735)? or because the number^H4557 of thy days^H3117 is great^H7227?

²² Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

KJVHast thou entered^H935^(H8804) into the treasures^H214 of the snow^H7950? or hast thou seen^H7200^(H8799) the treasures^H214 of the hail^H1259,

²³ which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

KJVWhich I have reserved^H2820^(H8804) against the time^H6256 of trouble^H6862, against the day^H3117 of battle^H7128 and war^H4421?

²⁴ By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?

KJVBy what^H335 way^H1870 is the light^H216 parted^H2505^(H8735), which scattereth^H6327^(H8686) the east wind^H6921 upon the earth^H776?

²⁵ Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm,

KJVWho hath divided^H6385^(H8765) a watercourse^H8585 for the overflowing of waters^H7858, or a way^H1870 for the lightning^H2385 of thunder^H6963;

²⁶ to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,

KJVTo cause it to rain^H4305^(H8687) on the earth^H776, where no man^H376 is; on the wilderness^H4057, wherein there is no man^H120;

²⁷ to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow?

KJVTo satisfy^H7646^(H8687) the desolate^H7722 and waste^H4875 ground; and to cause the bud^H4161 of the tender herb^H1877 to spring forth^H6779^(H8687)?

²⁸ Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?

KJVHath^H3426 the rain^H4306 a father^H1? or who hath begotten^H3205^(H8689) the drops^H96 of dew^H2919?

²⁹ Whose womb did the ice come out of? Who has given birth to the gray frost of the sky?

KJVOut of whose womb^H990 came^H3318^(H8804) the ice^H7140? and the hoary frost^H3713 of heaven^H8064, who hath gendered^H3205^(H8804) it?

³⁰ The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.

KJVThe waters^H4325 are hid^H2244^(H8691) as with a stone^H68, and the face^H6440 of the deep^H8415 is frozen^H3920^(H8691).

³¹ “Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?

KJVCanst thou bind^H7194^(H8762) the sweet influences^H4575 of Pleiades^H3598, or loose^H6605^(H8762) the bands^H4189 of Orion^H3685?

³² Can you lead the constellations out in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?

KJVCanst thou bring forth^H3318^(H8686) Mazzaroth^H4216 in his season^H6256? or canst thou guide^H5148^(H8686) Arcturus^H5906 with his sons^H1121?

³³ Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?

KJVKnowest^H3045^(H8804) thou the ordinances^H2708 of heaven^H8064? canst thou set^H7760^(H8799) the dominion^H4896 thereof in the earth^H776?

³⁴ “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you?

KJVCanst thou lift up^H7311^(H8686) thy voice^H6963 to the clouds^H5645, that abundance^H8229 of waters^H4325 may cover^H3680^(H8762) thee?

³⁵ Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

KJVCanst thou send^H7971^(H8762) lightnings^H1300, that they may go^H3212^(H8799), and say^H559^(H8799) unto thee, Here we are?

³⁶ Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

KJVWho hath put^H7896^(H8804) wisdom^H2451 in the inward parts^H2910? or who hath given^H5414^(H8804) understanding^H998 to the heart^H7907?

³⁷ Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the containers of the sky,

KJVWho can number^H5608^(H8762) the clouds^H7834 in wisdom^H2451? or who can stay^H7901^(H8686) the bottles^H5035 of heaven^H8064,

³⁸ when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?

KJVWhen the dust^H6083 groweth^H3332^(H8800) into hardness^H4165, and the clods^H7263 cleave fast together^H1692^(H8792)?

³⁹ “Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

KJVWilt thou hunt^H6679^(H8799) the prey^H2964 for the lion^H3833? or fill^H4390^(H8762) the appetite^H2416 of the young lions^H3715,

⁴⁰ when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?

KJVWhen they couch^H7817^(H8799) in their dens^H4585, and abide^H3427^(H8799) in the covert^H5521 to^H3926 lie in wait^H695?

⁴¹ Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

KJVWho provideth^H3559^(H8686) for the raven^H6158 his food^H6718? when his young ones^H3206 cry^H7768^(H8762) unto God^H410, they wander^H8582^(H8799) for lack^H1097 of meat^H400.

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