Job 38 — KJV

38 Verse 1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, ^{Verse 2} Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? ^{Verse 3} Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. ^{Verse 4} Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. ^{Verse 5} Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? ^{Verse 6} Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; ^{Verse 7} When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? ^{Verse 8} Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? ^{Verse 9} When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, ^{Verse 10} And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, ^{Verse 11} And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? ^{Verse 12} Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; ^{Verse 13} That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? ^{Verse 14} It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. ^{Verse 15} And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. ^{Verse 16} Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? ^{Verse 17} Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? ^{Verse 18} Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. ^{Verse 19} Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, ^{Verse 20} That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? ^{Verse 21} Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? ^{Verse 22} Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, ^{Verse 23} Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? ^{Verse 24} By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? ^{Verse 25} Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; ^{Verse 26} To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; ^{Verse 27} To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? ^{Verse 28} Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? ^{Verse 29} Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? ^{Verse 30} The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. ^{Verse 31} Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? ^{Verse 32} Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? ^{Verse 33} Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? ^{Verse 34} Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? ^{Verse 35} Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? ^{Verse 36} Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? ^{Verse 37} Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, ^{Verse 38} When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? ^{Verse 39} Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, ^{Verse 40} When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? ^{Verse 41} Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.