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