33 The noise thereof telleth concerning 'him,

1 Or, it

The cattle also concerning the storm that cometh Or, him

up.

37 At this also my heart trembleth,

And is moved out of its place.

2 Hearken ye unto the noise of his voice,
And the 'sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven,
And his 'lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4 After it a voice roareth;

He thundereth with the voice of his majesty :
And he stayeth them not when his voice is heard.
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice;
Great things doeth he, which we cannot compre-
hend.

6 For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth;
Likewise to the shower of rain,

And to the showers of his mighty rain.

7 He sealeth up the hand of every man;

That all men whom he hath made may know it.

8 Then the beasts go into coverts,

And remain in their dens.

3 Or,

muttering

4 Heb. light.

5 Heb. skirts.

9 Out of the chamber of the south cometh the See ch. ix. 9.

storm:

And cold out of the 'north.

10 By the breath of God ice is given:

And the breadth of the waters is 'straitened. II Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his 'lightning: 12 And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them

Upon the face of the habitable world:

13 Whether it be for correction, or for his 'land, Or for mercy, that he cause it to come.

14 Hearken unto this, O Job:

Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of

God.

7 Heb. scattering winds.

8 Or,

congealed

9 Or, earth

1 Heb. light.

2 Or, Thou whose gar

Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon 15
them,

And causeth the 'lightning of his cloud to shine?
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, 16
The wondrous works of him which is perfect in
knowledge?

'How thy garments are warm,

ments are &c. When the earth is still by reason of the south

3 Or, When he quieteth the earth by the south wind

Or, If a man

speak, surely

he shall be

wind?

Canst thou with him spread out the sky,

Which is strong as a molten mirror?
Teach us what we shall say unto him;

For we cannot order our speech by reason of
darkness.

Shall it be told him that I would speak?

Or should a man wish that he were swallowed
up?

17

18

19

20

swallowed up. And now men 'see not the light which is bright 21

5 Or, cannot look on the

light when it

is bright in

the skies, when the wind hath cleansed them

passed, and

6 Heb. gold. 7 Or, to judge

ment...he

doeth no violence

in the skies:

But the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
Out of the north cometh 'golden splendour:
God hath upon him terrible majesty.

22

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out; 23
he is excellent in power:

And 'in judgement and plenteous justice he will
not afflict.

Men do therefore fear him:

He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.

24

Then the LORD answered Job out of the 1 38

whirlwind, and said,

Who is this that darkeneth counsel

2

By words without knowledge?

Gird up now thy loins like a man;

3

For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto

me.

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations 4
of the earth?

Declare, 1if thou hast understanding.

1 Heb. if thou · knowest

5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou under

knowest ?

Or who stretched the line upon

it?

standing.
2 Or, seeing

3

6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof 'fast- Heb. sockets. ened?

Or who laid the corner stone thereof;

When the morning stars sang together,

And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 Or who shut up the sea with doors,

4 Heb. made to

sink.

When it brake forth, 'as if it had issued out of Or, and

the womb;

9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

10 And 'prescribed for it my 'decree,

And set bars and doors,

II And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further;

And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began,

And caused the dayspring to know its place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

14 It is changed as clay under the seal;

And all things stand forth as a garment : 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea?

issued

9

Or hast thou walked in the 'recesses of the Or, search deep?

17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto

thee?

Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

18 Hast thou comprehended the breadth of the

earth?

Declare, if thou knowest it all.

19

Where is the way to the dwelling of light,
And as for darkness, where is the place thereof;
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, 20
And that thou shouldest discern the paths to

the house thereof?

Doubtless, thou knowest, for thou wast then 21 born,

And the number of thy days is great!

Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow,
Or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,

22

Which I have reserved against the time of 23 trouble,

Against the day of battle and war?

1

1By what way is the light parted,

Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood,
Or a way for the lightning of the thunder;

24

25

To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; 26
On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
To satisfy the waste and desolate ground;
And to cause the 'tender grass to spring forth?
Hath the rain a father?

Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Out of whose womb came the ice?

27

28

29

Or loose the bands of Orion?

season?

congealed like

stone

5 Heb. cohereth.

6 Or, chain

Or, sweet

influences

7 Or, the signs or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?

of the Zodiac

And the face of the deep 'is frozen.

Canst thou bind the "cluster of the Pleiades,

31

Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their 32

8 Heb. sons.

Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens?
Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the

33

earth?

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds,

34

That abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?

36 Who hath put wisdom in the 'inward parts ?

1 Or,

dark clouds

Or who hath given understanding to the mind? Or, meteor

37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

38 When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?

39

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 40 When they couch in their dens,

4I

39 I

And abide in the covert to lie in wait?

Who provideth for the raven his food,
When his young ones cry unto God,
And wander for lack of meat?

Knowest thou the time when the wild
the rock bring forth?

goats

of

Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young,

They cast out their sorrows.

4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up in the open field;

5

They go forth, and 'return not again,

Who hath sent out the wild ass free?

Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

6 Whose house I have made the wilderness,

And the salt land his dwelling place.

7 He scorneth the tumult of the city,

2

3 Heb. cause to lie down.

4 Or, return

not unto them

5

taskmaster

Neither heareth he the shoutings of the 'driver. Or,
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searcheth after every green thing.

9 Will the "wild-ox be content to serve thee?
Or will he abide by thy crib?

10 Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the

6 See Num. xxiii. 22.