Job 38 אִיּוֹב

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יּוֹב מנ הסערה [מִ֥ן ׀הַסְּעָרָ֗ה] וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

vayya'an-ADONAI et-iyyov mn min hasse'ara vayyomar

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

²מִ֤י זֶ֨ה ׀ מַחְשִׁ֖יךְ עֵצָ֥ה בְמִלִּ֗ין בְּֽלִי־דָֽעַת׃

mi ze machshikh etza vemillin beli-da'at

Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?

³אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

ezar-na khegever chalatzekha ve'esh'alkha vehodi'eni

Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.

⁴אֵיפֹ֣ה הָ֭יִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ בִינָֽה׃

efo hayita beyasdi-aretz hagged im-yada'ta vina

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding.

⁵מִי־שָׂ֣ם מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ כִּ֣י תֵדָ֑ע א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָטָ֖ה עָלֶ֣יהָ קָּֽו׃

mi-sam memaddeha ki teda' o mi-nata aleha kav

Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?

⁶עַל־מָ֭ה אֲדָנֶ֣יהָ הָטְבָּ֑עוּ א֥וֹ מִֽי־יָ֝רָ֗ה אֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃

al-ma adaneha hatba'u o mi-yara even pinnatah

Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,

⁷בְּרָן־יַ֭חַד כּ֣וֹכְבֵי בֹ֑קֶר וַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּ כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃

beran-yachad kokhve voker vayyari'u kal-bene elohim

When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

⁸וַיָּ֣סֶךְ בִּדְלָתַ֣יִם יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא׃

vayyasekh bidlatayim yam begicho merechem yetze

Or who shut up the sea with doors, When it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;

⁹בְּשׂוּמִ֣י עָנָ֣ן לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

besumi anan levusho va'arafel chatullato

When I made the cloud the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

¹⁰וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃

va'eshbor alav chukki va'asim beriach udelatayim

And prescribed for it My decree, And set bars and doors,

¹¹וָאֹמַ֗ר עַד־פֹּ֣ה תָ֭בוֹא וְלֹ֣א תֹסִ֑יף וּפֹ֥א־יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְא֥וֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃

va'omar ad-po tavo velo tosif ufo-yashit bigon gallekha

And said: ‘Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed’?

¹²הְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָ צִוִּ֣יתָ בֹּ֑קֶר ידעתה שחר [יִדַּ֖עְתָּה הַשַּׁ֣חַר] מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

hemiyyamekha tzivvita boker yd't yidda'ta hashachar mekomo

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place;

¹³לֶ֭אֱחֹז בְּכַנְפ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

le'echoz bekhanfot ha'aretz veyinna'aru resha'im mimmenna

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

¹⁴תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמ֣וֹ לְבֽוּשׁ׃

tithappekh kechomer chotam veyityatzevu kemo levush

It is changed as clay under the seal; And they stand as a garment.

¹⁵וְיִמָּנַ֣ע מֵ/רְשָׁעִ֣ים אוֹרָ֑ם וּזְר֥וֹעַ רָ֝מָ֗ה תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃

veyimmana' mersha'im oram uzeroa rama tishaver

But from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

¹⁶הֲ֭בָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃

havata ad-nivkhe-yam uvecheker tehom hithallakhta

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep? .

¹⁷הֲנִגְל֣וּ לְ֭ךָ שַׁעֲרֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י צַלְמָ֣וֶת תִּרְאֶֽה׃

haniglu lekha sha'are-mavet vesha'are tzalmavet tir'e

Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

¹⁸הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־רַחֲבֵי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃

hitbonanta ad-rachave-aretz hagged im-yada'ta khullah

Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.

¹⁹אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־א֑וֹר וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ אֵי־זֶ֥ה מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

e-ze hadderekh yishkan-or vechoshekh e-ze mekomo

Where is the way to the dwelling of light, And as for darkness, where is the place thereof;

²⁰כִּ֣י תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִֽי־תָ֝בִ֗ין נְתִיב֥וֹת בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

ki tikkachennu el-gevulo vekhi-tavin netivot beto

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

²¹יָ֭דַעְתָּ כִּי־אָ֣ז תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וּמִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים׃

yada'ta ki-az tivvaled umispar yamekha rabbim

Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!

²²הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־אֹצְר֣וֹת שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה׃

havata el-otzrot shaleg ve'otzrot barad tir'e

Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,

²³אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי לְעֶת־צָ֑ר לְי֥וֹם קְ֝רָ֗ב וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃

asher-chasakhti le'et-tzar leyom kerav umilchama

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?

²⁴אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יֵחָ֣לֶק א֑וֹר יָפֵ֖ץ קָדִ֣ים עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

e-ze hadderekh yechalek or yafetz kadim ale-aretz

By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

²⁵מִֽי־פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃

mi-fillag lashetef te'ala vederekh lachaziz kolot

Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or a way for the lightning of the thunder;

²⁶לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא־אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא־אָדָ֥ם בּֽוֹ׃

lehamtir al-eretz lo-ish midbar lo-adam bo

To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

²⁷לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ שֹׁ֭אָה וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ מֹ֣צָא דֶֽשֶׁא׃

lehasbia sho'a umesho'a ulehatzmiach motza deshe

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

²⁸הֲיֵשׁ־לַמָּטָ֥ר אָ֑ב א֥וֹ מִי־ה֝וֹלִ֗יד אֶגְלֵי־טָֽל׃

hayesh-lammatar av o mi-holid egle-tal

Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

²⁹מִבֶּ֣טֶן מִ֭י יָצָ֣א הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר שָׁ֝מַיִם מִ֣י יְלָדֽוֹ׃

mibbeten mi yatza hakkarach ukhefor shamayim mi yelado

Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

³⁰כָּ֭אֶבֶן מַ֣יִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝ה֗וֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃

ka'even mayim yitchabbau ufene tehom yitlakkadu

The waters are congealed like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.

³¹הַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ־מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃

hatkasher ma'adannot kima o-moshkhot kesil tefatteach

Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?

³²הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּר֣וֹת בְּעִתּ֑וֹ וְ֝עַ֗יִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם׃

hatotzi mazzarot be'itto ve'ayish al-baneha tanchem

Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons?

³³הֲ֭יָדַעְתָּ חֻקּ֣וֹת שָׁמָ֑יִם אִם־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ׃

hayada'ta chukkot shamayim im-tasim mishtaro va'aretz

Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?

³⁴הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

hatarim la'av kolekha veshif'at-mayim tekhassekka

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?

³⁵הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ לְךָ֣ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃

hatshallach berakim veyelekhu veyomru lekha hinnenu

Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee: ‘Here we are’?

³⁶מִי־שָׁ֭ת בַּטֻּח֣וֹת חָכְמָ֑ה א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָתַ֖ן לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי בִינָֽה׃

mi-shat battuchot chakhma o mi-natan lassekhvi vina

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

³⁷מִֽי־יְסַפֵּ֣ר שְׁחָקִ֣ים בְּחָכְמָ֑ה וְנִבְלֵ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יַשְׁכִּֽיב׃

mi-yesapper shechakim bechakhma venivle shamayim mi yashkiv

Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

³⁸בְּצֶ֣קֶת עָ֭פָר לַמּוּצָ֑ק וּרְגָבִ֥ים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃

betzeket afar lammutzak uregavim yedubbaku

When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?

³⁹הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃

hatatzud lelavi taref vechayyat kefirim temalle

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

⁴⁰כִּי־יָשֹׁ֥חוּ בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה לְמוֹ־אָֽרֶב׃

ki-yashochu vamme'onot yeshvu vassukka lemo-arev

When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait?

⁴¹מִ֤י יָכִ֥ין לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי־ילדו [יְ֭לָדָיו] אֶל־אֵ֣ל יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ יִ֝תְע֗וּ לִבְלִי־אֹֽכֶל׃

mi yakhin la'orev tzedo ki-yeladav el-el yeshavve'u yit'u livli-okhel

Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind,

²“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

³Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!

⁴“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

⁵Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

⁶What were its foundations fastened on? Or who laid its cornerstone,

⁷when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

⁸“Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke out of the womb,

⁹when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,

¹⁰marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

¹¹and said, ‘You may come here, but no further. Your proud waves shall be stopped here’?

¹²“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,

¹³that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

¹⁴It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.

¹⁵From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

¹⁶“Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

¹⁷Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

¹⁸Have you comprehended the earth in its width? Declare, if you know it all.

¹⁹“What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,

²⁰that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?

²¹Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!

²²Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

²³which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

²⁴By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?

²⁵Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm,

²⁶to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,

²⁷to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow?

²⁸Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?

²⁹Whose womb did the ice come out of? Who has given birth to the gray frost of the sky?

³⁰The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.

³¹“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?

³²Can you lead the constellations out in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?

³³Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?

³⁴“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you?

³⁵Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

³⁶Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

³⁷Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the containers of the sky,

³⁸when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?

³⁹“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

⁴⁰when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?

⁴¹Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

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