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Job 38:31–33

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31Canst thou bind the rsweet influences of s||†Pleiades,

Or tloose the bands of s†Orion?

32Canst thou bring forth ||Mazzaroth in his season?

Or canst thou †guide uArcturus with his sons?

33Knowest thou wthe ordinances of heaven?

Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

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  1. r1 Sam. 15:32 (Heb.)?
  2. sSee ch. 9:9.
  3. ||Or, the seven stars. As Amos 5:8.
  4. †Heb. Cimah.
  5. tSee ch. 12:18.
  6. sSee ch. 9:9.
  7. †Heb. Cesil? Isai. 13:10 (plural).
  8. ||Or, the twelve signs. So ch. 37:9. Comp. 2 Kin. 23:5.
  9. †Heb. guide them. ch. 31:18.
  10. uSo ch. 9:9.
  11. wJer. 31:35. ver. 10 (Heb.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades

or loose the cords of Orion?

Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season,

or can you guide the Bear with its children?

Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?

Can you establish their rule on the earth?

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades?

Can you loosen Orion’s belt?

Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons

or lead out the Bear with its cubs?

Do you know the laws of the heavens?

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

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Can you fasten the chains of the Pleiades

or loosen the belt of Orion?

Can you bring out the constellations in their season

and lead the Bear and her cubs?

Do you know the laws of heaven?

Can you impose its authority on earth?

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“Can you direct the movement of the stars—

binding the cluster of the Pleiades

or loosening the cords of Orion?

Can you direct the constellations through the seasons

or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens?

Do you know the laws of the universe?

Can you use them to regulate the earth?

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades,

or can you loosen the cords of Orion?

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

or can you lead the Bear with its children?

Do you know heaven’s statutes,

or can you establish their rule on the earth?

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press