Then YahwehaansweredJobout of the 1whirlwind and said,Job 40:6Or storm
2 “Who is this that adarkenscounselBy wordswithoutknowledge?Job 35:16; 42:33 “Nowagirdup your loins like a man,And bI will ask you, and you make Me know!Job 40:7Job 42:44 “Where were you awhen I laid the foundation of the earth?TellMe, if you knowunderstanding,Job 15:7; Ps 104:5; Prov 8:29; 30:45 Whoset its ameasurements? Since you know.Orwhostretched the line on it?Prov 8:29; Is 40:126 “On whatawere its basessunk?Orwholaid its cornerstone,Job 26:77 When the morningstarssangtogetherAnd all the asons of Godshoutedforjoy?Job 1:6
8 “Or whoaenclosed the sea with doorsWhen, burstingforth, it wentout from the womb,Gen 1:9; Ps 104:6-9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:229 When I made a cloud its garmentAnd densegloom its swaddlingband,10 And I 1aplacedboundaries on itAnd set a bolt and doors,Lit broke My decree on itGen 1:9; Ps 33:7; 104:9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:2211 And I said, ‘Thusfar you shall come, but nofarther;And here shall your proudwavesstop’?
Yahweh Answers Job, “Have You?”
12 “Have you 1ever in your lifecommanded the morning,And caused the dawn to know its place,Lit from your days13 That it might seizeathe ends of the earth,And bthe wicked be shakenout of it?Job 28:24; 37:3Job 34:25, 26; 36:614 “It is changed like clayunder the seal;And they standforthlikeclothing.15 “aFrom the wicked their light is withheld,And the armbraised high is broken.Job 5:14Num 15:30; Ps 10:15; 37:17
16 “Have you entered into athe springs of the seaOr walked1in the recesses of the deep?Or in search ofGen 7:11; 8:2; Prov 8:24, 2817 “Have the gates of death been revealed to you,Or have you seen the gates of the ashadow of death?Job 10:21; 26:6; 34:2218 “Have you carefullyconsidered the 1expanse of athe earth?TellMe, if you knowall this.Or widthJob 28:24
19 “Where is the way to where the lightdwells?And darkness, where is its place,20 That you may take it to aits territoryAnd that you may discern the paths to its 1home?Lit houseJob 26:1021 “You know, for ayou were bornthen,And the number of your days is great!Job 15:7
22 “Have you entered the storehousesaof the snow,Or have you seen the storehouses of the bhail,Job 37:6Ex 9:18; Josh 10:11; Is 30:30; Ezek 13:11, 13; Rev 16:2123 Which I have reserved for the time of distress,For the day of war and battle?24 “Where is the way that athe light is divided,Or the eastwindscattered on the earth?Job 26:10
25 “Who has cleft a conduit for the flood,Or a way for the thunderbolt,26 To bringarain on a landwithout1people,On a desertwithout a man in it,Lit manJob 36:2727 To asatisfy the waste and desolate landAnd to make the growth of grass to sprout?Ps 104:13, 14; 107:3528 “Hasathe rain a father?Orwho has begotten the drops of dew?Job 36:27, 28; Ps 147:8; Jer 14:2229 “From whosewomb has come the aice?And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?Job 37:10; Ps 147:1730 “Water1becomeshard like stone,And the surface of the deep2is interlocked.Lit hides itselfOr is frozen
31 “Can you bind the chains of the aPleiades,Orloose the cords of Orion?Job 9:9; Amos 5:832 “Can you leadforth a 1constellation in its season,And guide the Bear with her 2satellites?Heb MazzarothLit sons33 “Do you know the astatutes of the heavens,Orfix their rule over the earth?Ps 148:6; Jer 31:35, 36
34 “Can you raise your voiceup to the clouds,So that an aabundance of water will cover you?Job 22:11; 36:27, 28; 38:3735 “Can you asend forth lightnings that they may goAnd say to you, ‘Here we are’?Job 36:32; 37:336 “Who has agivenwisdom in the 1innermostbeingOrgivenbunderstanding to the 2mind?Or ibisOr roosterJob 9:4; Ps 51:6; Eccl 2:26Job 32:837 “Who can count the clouds by wisdom,Or atip the waterjars of the heavens,Job 38:3438 When the dusthardens into a massAnd the clodssticktogether?
Yahweh Answers Job, “Where Were You?”
39 “Can you hunt the aprey for the lion,Or fulfill the appetite of the younglions,Ps 104:2140 When they acrouchintheirdensAndlieinwait in theirlair?Job 37:841 “Whoprepares for athe raven its provisionWhen its youngcryforhelp to GodAnd wanderaboutwithoutfood?Ps 147:9; Matt 6:26; Luke 12:24
Then the LORDaanswered Job out of the whirlwind and said,Job 40:6
2 “Who is this that adarkens counsel questioning my authority and wisdomBy words without knowledge? Job 35:16Job 35:16; 42:33 “aNow 1gird up your loins like a man,And bI will ask you, and you instruct Me!A phrase often found in the Bible that is an urgent call to get ready for immediate action, or it may be a call to prepare for a coming action or event. The phrase is related to the type of clothing worn in ancient times. To keep from impeding the wearer during any vigorous activity, e.g. battle, exercise, strenuous work, etc., the loose ends of garments (tunics, cloaks, mantles, etc.) had to be gathered up and tucked into the girdle. The girdle was a band about six inches wide that had fasteners in front. It was worn around the loins (the midsection of the body between the lower ribs and the hips). Gird up your mind or gird up your heart are examples of variants of this phrase and call for mental or spiritual preparation for a coming challenge.Job 40:7Job 42:44 “Where were you awhen I laid the foundation of the earth?Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.Job 15:7; Ps 104:5; Prov 8:29; 30:45 “Who determined the ameasurements of the earth, if you know?Or who stretched the measuring line on it?Prov 8:29; Is 40:126 “On what awere its foundations fastened?Or who laid its cornerstone,Job 26:77 When the morning stars sang togetherAnd all the asons of God (angels) shouted for joy?Job 1:6
8 “Or who aenclosed the sea with doorsWhen it burst forth and went out of the womb;Gen 1:9; Ps 104:6-9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:229 When I made the clouds its garmentAnd thick darkness its swaddling band,10 And amarked for it My appointed boundaryAnd set bars and doors defining the shorelines, Jer 5:22Gen 1:9; Ps 33:7; 104:9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:2211 And said, ‘This far you shall come, but no farther;And here your proud waves shall stop’? Ps 89:9; 93:4
God’s Mighty Power
12 “Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning,And caused the dawn to know its place,13 So that light may take hold of athe corners of the earthAnd shake bthe wickedness out of it?Job 28:24; 37:3Job 34:25, 26; 36:614 “The earth is changed like clay intowhich a seal is pressed;And the things of the earth stand out like a multi-colored garment.15 “aTheir light is withheld from the wicked,And the buplifted arm is broken.Job 5:14Num 15:30; Ps 10:15; 37:17
16 “Have you entered and explored athe springs of the seaOr have you walked in the recesses of the deep?Gen 7:11; 8:2; Prov 8:24, 2817 “Have the gates of death been revealed to you,Or have you seen the gates of adeep darkness?Job 10:21; 26:6; 34:2218 “Have you understood the expanse of athe earth?Tell Me, if you know all this.Job 28:24
19 “Where is the 1way where light dwells?And as for darkness, where is its place,Light travels on a path or “way” through empty space at 299,792,458 meters per second (approximately 186,282 miles per second).20 That you may take it to aits territoryAnd that you may know the paths to its house?Job 26:1021 “You must know, since ayou were born then,And 1because you are so extremely old!Lit the number of your days is great.Job 15:722 “Have you entered the storehouses aof the snow,Or have you seen the storehouses of the bhail,Job 37:6Ex 9:18; Josh 10:11; Is 30:30; Ezek 13:11, 13; Rev 16:2123 Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,For the day of battle and war? Ex 9:18; Josh 10:11; Is 30:30; Rev 16:2124 “Where is the way that athe light is distributed,Or the east wind scattered over the earth?Job 26:10
25 “Who has prepared a channel for the torrents of rain and for the flood,Or a path for the thunderbolt,26 To bring arain on the uninhabited land,And on the desert where no man lives,Job 36:2727 To asatisfy the barren and desolate groundAnd to make the seeds of grass to sprout?Ps 104:13, 14; 107:3528 “Has athe rain a father?Or who has begotten the drops of dew?Job 36:27, 28; Ps 147:8; Jer 14:2229 “Out of whose womb has come the aice?And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?Job 37:10; Ps 147:1730 “Water becomes like stone and hides itself,And the surface of the deep is frozen and imprisoned.
31 “Can you bind the chains of the cluster of stars calledaPleiades,Or loose the cords of the constellation Orion?Job 9:9; Amos 5:832 “Can you lead forth a 1constellation in its season,And guide the stars of the Bear with her 2sons?Heb Mazzaroth.Or satellites.33 “Do you know the aordinances of the heavens,Or can you establish their rule over the earth?Ps 148:6; Jer 31:35, 36
34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,So that an aabundance of water will cover you?Job 22:11; 36:27, 28; 38:3735 “Can you asend forth lightnings that they may goAnd say to you, ‘Here we are’?Job 36:32; 37:336 “Who has aput wisdom in the innermost being of man, or in the layers of cloudsOr given bunderstanding to the mind of man, or to the heavenly display?Job 9:4; Ps 51:6; Eccl 2:26Job 32:837 “Who can count the clouds by earthly wisdom,Or apour out the water jars of the heavens,Job 38:3438 When the dust hardens into a massAnd the clods stick together because of the heat?
39 “Can you Job hunt the aprey for the lion,Or satisfy the appetite of the young lionsPs 104:2140 When they acrouch in their densAnd lie in wait in their lair?Job 37:841 “Who provides prey for athe ravenWhen its young cry to GodAnd wander about without food?Ps 147:9; Matt 6:26; Luke 12:24
Then the LORDaansweredJob from the whirlwind and said,Job 40:6
2 “Who is this who adarkensthedivineplanBy wordswithoutknowledge?Job 35:16; 42:33 “Now1atightenthebelt on your waist like a man,And bI shall ask you, and you inform Me!I.e., as if for battleJob 40:7Job 42:44 “Where were you awhen I laid the foundation of the earth?TellMe,if you 1haveunderstanding,Lit know understandingJob 15:7; Ps 104:5; Prov 8:29; 30:45 Whoset its ameasurements? Since you know.Orwhostretched the measuringlineover it?Prov 8:29; Is 40:126 “On whatawere its basessunk?Orwholaid its cornerstone,Job 26:77 When the morningstarssangtogetherAnd all the asons of Godshoutedforjoy?Job 1:6
8 “Or whoaenclosed the sea with doorsWhen it wentout from the womb, burstingforth;Gen 1:9; Ps 104:6-9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:229 When I made a cloud its garment,And thickdarkness its swaddlingbands,10 And I 1aplacedboundaries on itAnd set a bolt and doors,Lit broke My decree on itGen 1:9; Ps 33:7; 104:9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:2211 And I said, ‘Asfarasthispoint you shall come, but nofarther;And here your proudwaves shall stop’?
God’s Mighty Power
12 “Have you 1ever in your lifecommanded the morning,And made the dawnknow its place,Lit from your days commanded13 So that it would takehold of athe ends of the earth,And bthe wicked would be shakenoff from it?Job 28:24; 37:3Job 34:25, 26; 36:614 “It is changed like clayunder the seal;And they standoutlike a garment.15 “aTheir light is withheld from the wicked,And the bupliftedarm is broken.Job 5:14Num 15:30; Ps 10:15; 37:17
16 “Have you enteredathe springs of the sea,And walked1in the depth of the ocean?Or in search of the deepGen 7:11; 8:2; Prov 8:24, 2817 “Have the gates of death been revealed to you,And have you seen the gates of adeepdarkness?Job 10:21; 26:6; 34:2218 “Have you understood the 1expanse of athe earth?TellMe,if you knowall this.Or widthJob 28:24
19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light?And darkness, where is its place,20 That you would take it to aits territory,And discern the paths to its 1home?Lit houseJob 26:1021 “You know, for ayou were bornthen,And the number of your days is great!Job 15:722 “Have you entered the storehousesaof the snow,And have you seen the storehouses of the bhail,Job 37:6Ex 9:18; Josh 10:11; Is 30:30; Ezek 13:11, 13; Rev 16:2123 Which I have reserved for a time of distress,For a day of war and battle?24 “Where is the way that athe light is divided,And the eastwindscattered on the earth?Job 26:10
25 “Who has splitopen a channel for the flood,And a way for the thunderbolt,26 To bringarain on a landwithout1people,On a desertwithout a person in it,Lit manJob 36:2727 To asatisfy the waste and desolate land,And to make the 1seeds of grass to sprout?Or growthPs 104:13, 14; 107:3528 “Does athe rainhave a father?Orwho has fathered the drops of dew?Job 36:27, 28; Ps 147:8; Jer 14:2229 “From whosewomb has come the aice?And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?Job 37:10; Ps 147:1730 “Water1becomeshard like stone,And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.Lit hides itself like
31 “Can you tieup the chains of the aPleiades,Oruntie the cords of Orion?Job 9:9; Amos 5:832 “Can you bringout a 1constellation in its season,And guide the Bear with her 2satellites?Heb MazzarothLit sons33 “Do you know the aordinances of the heavens,Or do you establish their rule over the earth?Ps 148:6; Jer 31:35, 36
34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds,So that an aabundance of water will cover you?Job 22:11; 36:27, 28; 38:3735 “Can you asendflashesoflightning, so that they may goAnd say to you, ‘Here we are’?Job 36:32; 37:336 “Who has aputwisdom in the innermostbeing,Orgivenbunderstanding to the 1mind?Or roosterJob 9:4; Ps 51:6; Eccl 2:26Job 32:837 “Who can count the clouds by wisdom,And apourout the waterjars of the heavens,Job 38:3438 When the dusthardens into a massAnd the clodssticktogether?
39 “Can you hunt the aprey for the lioness,Or satisfy the appetite of younglions,Ps 104:2140 When they acrouchintheirhidingplaces,Andlieinwait in theirlair?Job 37:841 “Whoprepares1feed for athe ravenWhen its youngcry to God,Andwanderaboutwithoutfood?Lit its feedPs 147:9; Matt 6:26; Luke 12:24
Then the LORDaansweredJob out of the whirlwind and said,Job 40:6
2 “Who is this that adarkenscounselBy wordswithoutknowledge?Job 35:16; 42:33 “Nowagird up your loins like a man,And bI will ask you, and you instruct Me!Job 40:7Job 42:44 “Where were you awhen I laid the foundation of the earth?TellMe,if you 1haveunderstanding,Lit know understandingJob 15:7; Ps 104:5; Prov 8:29; 30:45 Whoset its ameasurements? Since you know.Orwhostretched the line on it?Prov 8:29; Is 40:126 “On whatawere its basessunk?Orwholaid its cornerstone,Job 26:77 When the morningstarssangtogetherAnd all the asons of Godshouted for joy?Job 1:6
8 “Or whoaenclosed the sea with doorsWhen, burstingforth, it went out from the womb;Gen 1:9; Ps 104:6-9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:229 When I made a cloud its garmentAnd thickdarkness its swaddlingband,10 And I 1aplacedboundaries on itAnd set a bolt and doors,Lit broke My decree on itGen 1:9; Ps 33:7; 104:9; Prov 8:29; Jer 5:2211 And I said, ‘Thusfar you shall come, but nofarther;And here shall your proudwavesstop’?
God’s Mighty Power
12 “Have you 1ever in your lifecommanded the morning,And caused the dawn to know its place,Lit from your days13 That it might takehold of athe ends of the earth,And bthe wicked be shaken out of it?Job 28:24; 37:3Job 34:25, 26; 36:614 “It is changed like clayunder the seal;And they standforthlike a garment.15 “aFrom the wicked their light is withheld,And the bupliftedarm is broken.Job 5:14Num 15:30; Ps 10:15; 37:17
16 “Have you entered into athe springs of the seaOr walked1in the recesses of the deep?Or in search ofGen 7:11; 8:2; Prov 8:24, 2817 “Have the gates of death been revealed to you,Or have you seen the gates of adeepdarkness?Job 10:21; 26:6; 34:2218 “Have you understood the 1expanse of athe earth?TellMe,if you knowall this.Or widthJob 28:24
19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light?And darkness, where is its place,20 That you may take it to aits territoryAnd that you may discern the paths to its 1home?Lit houseJob 26:1021 “You know, for ayou were bornthen,And the number of your days is great!Job 15:722 “Have you entered the storehousesaof the snow,Or have you seen the storehouses of the bhail,Job 37:6Ex 9:18; Josh 10:11; Is 30:30; Ezek 13:11, 13; Rev 16:2123 Which I have reserved for the time of distress,For the day of war and battle?24 “Where is the way that athe light is divided,Or the eastwindscattered on the earth?Job 26:10
25 “Who has cleft a channel for the flood,Or a way for the thunderbolt,26 To bringarain on a landwithout1people,On a desertwithout a man in it,Lit manJob 36:2727 To asatisfy the waste and desolate landAnd to make the 1seeds of grass to sprout?Or growthPs 104:13, 14; 107:3528 “Hasathe rain a father?Orwho has begotten the drops of dew?Job 36:27, 28; Ps 147:8; Jer 14:2229 “From whosewomb has come the aice?And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?Job 37:10; Ps 147:1730 “Water1becomeshard like stone,And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.Lit hides itself
31 “Can you bind the chains of the aPleiades,Orloose the cords of Orion?Job 9:9; Amos 5:832 “Can you leadforth a 1constellation in its season,And guide the Bear with her 2satellites?Heb MazzarothLit sons33 “Do you know the aordinances of the heavens,Orfix their rule over the earth?Ps 148:6; Jer 31:35, 36
34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,So that an aabundance of water will cover you?Job 22:11; 36:27, 28; 38:3735 “Can you asend forth lightnings that they may goAnd say to you, ‘Here we are’?Job 36:32; 37:336 “Who has aputwisdom in the innermostbeingOrgivenbunderstanding to the 1mind?Or roosterJob 9:4; Ps 51:6; Eccl 2:26Job 32:837 “Who can count the clouds by wisdom,Or atip the waterjars of the heavens,Job 38:3438 When the dusthardens into a massAnd the clodssticktogether?
39 “Can you hunt the aprey for the lion,Or satisfy the appetite of the younglions,Ps 104:2140 When they acrouch in theirdensAndlie in wait in theirlair?Job 37:841 “Whoprepares for athe raven its nourishmentWhen its youngcry to GodAnd wander about withoutfood?Ps 147:9; Matt 6:26; Luke 12:24