Job 38:1–7
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The Lord Speaks
38Then the Lord spoke to Jobw out of the storm.x He said:
2“Who is this that obscures my plansy
with words without knowledge?z
3Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.a
4“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?b
Tell me, if you understand.c
5Who marked off its dimensions?d Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring linee across it?
6On what were its footings set,f
or who laid its cornerstoneg—
Footnotes
- aHebrew the sons of God
Cross references
- wSee Job 11:5
- xSee Ex 14:21; See 1 Sa 2:10; Job 40:6; Isa 21:1; Eze 1:4
- ySee 1 Ki 22:5; Isa 40:13
- zSee Job 34:35; Mk 10:38; 1 Ti 1:7
- aJob 40:7; 42:4; Mk 11:29
- bSee ver 5; See Ge 1:1; See 1 Sa 2:8
- cver 18; See Job 34:13; Pr 30:4
- dver 4; Ps 102:25; Pr 8:29; Isa 40:12; 48:13; Jer 31:37
- eJer 31:39; Zec 1:16; 4:9–10
- fPr 8:25
- gSee Job 26:7
- hSee Ge 1:16
- iPs 19:1–4; 148:2–3
- jSee 1 Ki 22:19
- kSee Dt 16:15
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Dress for action like a man;
I will question you, and you make it known to me.
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone,
when the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind. He said:
Who is this who obscures my counsel
with ignorant words?
Get ready to answer me like a man;
when I question you, you will inform me.
Where were you when I established the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?
What supports its foundations?
Or who laid its cornerstone
while the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
“Who is this that questions my wisdom
with such ignorant words?
Brace yourself like a man,
because I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell me, if you know so much.
Who determined its dimensions
and stretched out the surveying line?
What supports its foundations,
and who laid its cornerstone
as the morning stars sang together
and all the angels shouted for joy?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh answered Job from the storm, and he said,
“Who is this darkening counsel
by words without knowledge?
Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man,
and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
“Where were you at my laying the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you possess understanding.
Who determined its measurement? Yes, you do know.
Or who stretched the measuring line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
when the morning stars were singing together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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KJV 1900King James Version
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Who is this that darkeneth counsel
By words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man;
For I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Declare, if thou hast understanding.
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?
Or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened?
Or who laid the corner stone thereof;
When the morning stars sang together,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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