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Job 38:31–33

31  “Can you bind the chains of vthe Pleiades

or loose the cords of vOrion?

32  Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth2 in their season,

or can you guide vthe Bear with its children?

33  Do you know wthe ordinances of the heavens?

Can you establish their rule on the earth?

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Job 38:31–33 — The New International Version (NIV)

31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades?

Can you loosen Orion’s belt?

32 Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons

or lead out the Bear with its cubs?

33 Do you know the laws of the heavens?

Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth?

Job 38:31–33 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades,

Or loose the bands of Orion?

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?

Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven?

Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

Job 38:31–33 — New Living Translation (NLT)

31 “Can you direct the movement of the stars—

binding the cluster of the Pleiades

or loosening the cords of Orion?

32 Can you direct the constellations through the seasons

or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens?

33 Do you know the laws of the universe?

Can you use them to regulate the earth?

Job 38:31–33 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

31 “Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades,

Or loose the belt of Orion?

32 Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season?

Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs?

33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?

Can you set their dominion over the earth?

Job 38:31–33 — New Century Version (NCV)

31 “Can you tie up the stars of the Pleiades

or loosen the ropes of the stars in Orion?

32 Can you bring out the stars on time

or lead out the stars of the Bear with its cubs?

33 Do you know the laws of the sky

and understand their rule over the earth?

Job 38:31–33 — American Standard Version (ASV)

31 Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades,

Or loose the bands of Orion?

32 Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season?

Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens?

Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?

Job 38:31–33 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

31 Canst thou fasten the bands of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion? 32 Dost thou bring forth the constellations each in its season? or dost thou guide the Bear with her sons? 33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? dost thou determine their rule over the earth?

Job 38:31–33 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

31 “Can you connect the chains of the ⸤constellation⸥ Pleiades 

or untie the ropes of Orion? 

32 Can you bring out the constellations at the right time 

or guide Ursa Major with its cubs? 

33 Do you know the laws of the sky 

or make them rule the earth? 

Job 38:31–33 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

31 Can you fasten the chains of the Pleiades

or loosen the belt of Orion?

32 Can you bring out the constellations in their season

and lead the Bear and her cubs?

33 Do you know the laws of heaven?

Can you impose its authority on earth?

Job 38:31–33 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades,

or loose the cords of Orion?

32 Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season,

or can you guide the Bear with its children?

33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?

Can you establish their rule on the earth?

Job 38:31–33 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades,

or can you loosen the cords of Orion?

32 Can you lead forth the southern constellations at their appointed time,

or can you lead the Bear with its children?

33 Do you know heaven’s statutes,

or can you establish their rule on the earth?

Job 38:31–33 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

31 “Can you tie up the beautiful Pleiades?

Can you untie the ropes that hold Orion together?

32 Can you bring out all of the stars in their seasons?

Can you lead out the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper?

33 Do you know the laws that govern the heavens?

Can you rule over the earth the way I do?

Job 38:31–33 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades,

Or loose the cords of Orion?

32 “Can you lead forth a constellation in its season,

And guide the Bear with her satellites?

33 “Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,

Or fix their rule over the earth?


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