38:1 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 1 , Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
38:2 'Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 2 , 'Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words?
38:3 Brace yourself, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 3 , Brace yourself, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
38:4 'Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 4 , 'Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.
38:5 Do you know how its dimensions were determined and who did the surveying?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 5 , Do you know how its dimensions were determined and who did the surveying?
38:6 What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 6 , What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone
38:7 as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 7 , as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
38:8 'Who defined the boundaries of the sea as it burst from the womb,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 8 , 'Who defined the boundaries of the sea as it burst from the womb,
38:9 and as I clothed it with clouds and thick darkness?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 9 , and as I clothed it with clouds and thick darkness?
38:10 For I locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 10 , For I locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores.
38:11 I said, `Thus far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 11 , I said, `Thus far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!'
38:12 'Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 12 , 'Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east?
38:13 Have you ever told the daylight to spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night's wickedness?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 13 , Have you ever told the daylight to spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night's wickedness?
38:14 For the features of the earth take shape as the light approaches, and the dawn is robed in red.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 14 , For the features of the earth take shape as the light approaches, and the dawn is robed in red.
38:15 The light disturbs the haunts of the wicked, and it stops the arm that is raised in violence.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 15 , The light disturbs the haunts of the wicked, and it stops the arm that is raised in violence.
38:16 'Have you explored the springs from which the seas come? Have you walked about and explored their depths?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 16 , 'Have you explored the springs from which the seas come? Have you walked about and explored their depths?
38:17 Do you know where the gates of death are located? Have you seen the gates of utter gloom?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 17 , Do you know where the gates of death are located? Have you seen the gates of utter gloom?
38:18 Do you realize the extent of the earth? Tell me about it if you know!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 18 , Do you realize the extent of the earth? Tell me about it if you know!
38:19 'Where does the light come from, and where does the darkness go?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 19 , 'Where does the light come from, and where does the darkness go?
38:20 Can you take it to its home? Do you know how to get there?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 20 , Can you take it to its home? Do you know how to get there?
38:21 But of course you know all this! For you were born before it was all created, and you are so very experienced!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 21 , But of course you know all this! For you were born before it was all created, and you are so very experienced!
38:22 'Have you visited the treasuries of the snow? Have you seen where the hail is made and stored?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 22 , 'Have you visited the treasuries of the snow? Have you seen where the hail is made and stored?
38:23 I have reserved it for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 23 , I have reserved it for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war.
38:24 Where is the path to the origin of light? Where is the home of the east wind?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 24 , Where is the path to the origin of light? Where is the home of the east wind?
38:25 'Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? Who laid out the path for the lightning?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 25 , 'Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? Who laid out the path for the lightning?
38:26 Who makes the rain fall on barren land, in a desert where no one lives?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 26 , Who makes the rain fall on barren land, in a desert where no one lives?
38:27 Who sends the rain that satisfies the parched ground and makes the tender grass spring up?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 27 , Who sends the rain that satisfies the parched ground and makes the tender grass spring up?
38:28 'Does the rain have a father? Where does dew come from?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 28 , 'Does the rain have a father? Where does dew come from?
38:29 Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 29 , Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens?
38:30 For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, and the surface of the water freezes.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 30 , For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, and the surface of the water freezes.
38:31 'Can you hold back the movements of the stars? Are you able to restrain the Pleiades or Orion?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 31 , 'Can you hold back the movements of the stars? Are you able to restrain the Pleiades or Orion?
38:32 Can you ensure the proper sequence of the seasons or guide the constellation of the Bear with her cubs across the heavens?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 32 , Can you ensure the proper sequence of the seasons or guide the constellation of the Bear with her cubs across the heavens?
38:33 Do you know the laws of the universe and how God rules the earth?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 33 , Do you know the laws of the universe and how God rules the earth?
38:34 'Can you shout to the clouds and make it rain?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 34 , 'Can you shout to the clouds and make it rain?
38:35 Can you make lightning appear and cause it to strike as you direct it?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 35 , Can you make lightning appear and cause it to strike as you direct it?
38:36 Who gives intuition and instinct?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 36 , Who gives intuition and instinct?
38:37 Who is wise enough to count all the clouds? Who can tilt the water jars of heaven,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 37 , Who is wise enough to count all the clouds? Who can tilt the water jars of heaven,
38:38 turning the dry dust to clumps of mud?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 38 , turning the dry dust to clumps of mud?
38:39 'Can you stalk prey for a lioness and satisfy the young lions' appetites
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 39 , 'Can you stalk prey for a lioness and satisfy the young lions' appetites
38:40 as they lie in their dens or crouch in the thicket?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 40 , as they lie in their dens or crouch in the thicket?
38:41 Who provides food for the ravens when their young cry out to God as they wander about in hunger?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 38 , Verse 41 , Who provides food for the ravens when their young cry out to God as they wander about in hunger?
