1 But the Lord, responding to Job from a whirlwind, said:
2 Who is this that wraps sentences in unskilled words?
3 Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.
4 Where were you, when I set the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who set its measurements, if you know, or who stretched a line over it?
6 Upon what have its bases been grounded, and who set forth its cornerstone,
7 when the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful noise?
8 Who enclosed the sea with doors, when it broke forth as if issuing from the womb,
9 when I stationed a cloud as its garment and wrapped it in a mist as if swaddling an infant?
10 I encircled it with my limits, and I positioned its bars and doors.
11 And I said: “This far you will approach, and you will proceeded no further, and here you will break your swelling waves.”
12 Did you, after your birth, command the birth of the sun and show the sunrise its place?
13 And did you hold the extremities of the earth, shaking them, and have you shaken the impious out of it?
14 The seal will be restored like clay, and it will remain in place like a garment.
15 From the impious, the light will be taken away, and the exalted arm will be broken.
16 Have you entered the depths of the sea, and have you taken a walk in the uttermost parts of the abyss?
17 Have the gates of death been opened to you, and have you seen the doors of darkness?
18 Have you considered the breadth of the earth? If you know all things, reveal them to me.
19 Which is the way that holds the light, and which is the place of darkness?
20 In this way, you might lead each thing to its final place, and understand the paths of its house.
21 So then, did you know when you were to be born? And did you know the number of your days?
22 Have you been admitted into the storehouses of the snows, and have you gazed upon the stockpile of the brimstone,
23 which I have prepared for the time of the enemy, for the day of the battle and the war?
24 In what way is the light scattered, and the heat distributed, over the earth?
25 Who gave a course to the rainstorms, and a path to the resounding thunder,
26 so that it would rain on the earth far from man, in the wilderness where no mortal lingers,
27 so that it would fill impassable and desolate places, and would bring forth green plants?
28 Who is the father of rain, or who conceived the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb did the ice proceed, and who created the frost from the air?
30 The waters are hardened to become like stone, and the surface of the abyss freezes over.
31 Will you have the strength to join together the sparkling stars of the Pleiades, or are you able to disperse the circling of Arcturus?
32 Can you bring forth the morning star, in its time, and make the evening star rise over the sons of the earth?
33 Do you know the order of heaven, and can you explain its rules here on the earth?
34 Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that an onslaught of waters will cover you?
35 Can you send forth lightning bolts, and will they go, and on returning, say to you: “Here we are?”
36 Who placed discernment in the guts of man, or who gave the rooster intelligence?
37 Who can describe the rules of the heavens, or who can put to rest the harmony of heaven?
38 When was the dust cast to become the earth, and when were its clods fastened together?
39 Will you seize prey for the lioness, and will you sustain the lives of her young,
40 as they rest in their dens or lie in wait in pits?
41 Who provides the raven with its meal, when her chicks cry out to God, as they wander around because they have no food?
Versículos relacionados com Job, 38:
In Job chapter 38, God responds to Job in the middle of a storm, questioning him about who He is to question divine wisdom and the purpose of creation. God talks about the power of nature, the establishment of the borders of the sea and the origin of lightning, among other themes. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Job 38:
Psalm 104:5-6: "You have established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. You covered it with the abyss, as with a cloak; the waters surrounded the mountains." This verse talks about how God established the earth in his position and covered it with waters.
Proverbs 8:29: "When he fixed the clouds on top and made the springs of the sea waters get here," This verse describes how God created the clouds and established the boundaries of the sea.
Job 38:8: "Or who ended the sea with doors when he, erupting from the breast, came out to light," this verse is directly related to the theme of the borders of the sea mentioned by God in Job 38.
Psalm 29:3-4: "The voice of the Lord resonates over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord over the many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic." This verse mentions the power of the voice of God on the waters, a theme related to the description of the storm in Job 38.
Jeremiah 10:12: "He made the earth for his power, established the world for his wisdom, and extended the heavens for his intelligence." This verse talks about God's wisdom and power in the creation of the world, a central theme in God's response to Job 38.
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