Job 38

Job · Chapter 38

Job 38:11

1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.5Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?6Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?14It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?17Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?18Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.19Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?22Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?24By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?25Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?28Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?29Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.31Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?32Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?33Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?35Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,38When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?39Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva-'o-MARH0559
to say

אָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)

toעַד־'ad-H5704
till

עַד (ad) prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705)

hereפֹּ֣הpohH6311
here

פֹּה (poh) 1) here, from here, hither 1a) here 1b) hither

you will comeתָ֭בוֹאTA-VO'H0935G
to come (in): come

בּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

and notוְלֹ֣אve-LO'H3808
not

לֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

you will addתֹסִ֑יףto-SIFH3254H
to add: again

יָסַף (ya.saph) : again/continue/more[instances] 1) to add, increase, do again 1a) (Qal) to add, increase, do again 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to join, join oneself to 1b2) to be joined, be added to 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to add, increase 1c2) to do more, do again

and hereוּפֹ֥א־u-FO'-H6311
here

פֹּה (poh) 1) here, from here, hither 1a) here 1b) hither

someone will fixיָ֝שִׁ֗יתya-SHITH7896I
to set: make

שִׁית (shit) : make/establish 1) to put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, lay (hand upon) 1a2) to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to 1a3) to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform 1a4) to take one's stand 1a5) to lay waste 1b) (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon

in [the] pride ofבִּגְא֥וֹןbig-'onH1347
pride

גָּאוֹן (ga.on) 1) exaltation, majesty, pride 1a) majesty, exaltation, excellence 1a1) of nations 1a2) of God 1a3) of the Jordan 1b) pride, arrogance (bad sense)

waves yourגַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ga-LEI-khaH1530H
heap

גַּל (gal) : heap/pile 1) heap, spring, wave, billow 1a) heap (of stones) 1a1) over dead body 1a2) alone 1a3) used in ratifying a covenant 1b) waves (fig. of chastisement of Jehovah) 1c) spring Also means: gal (גַּל ": wave" H1530H)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.