{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/job/38","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T05:11:53.240Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":38,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":37,"nextChapter":39,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":41},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Or who'shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began , And caused the dayspring to know its place;"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"It is changed as clay under the seal; And all things'stand forth as a garment:"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Doubtless , thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"To satisfy the waste and desolate ground , And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?"},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?"},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"The waters hide themselves and become like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?"},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?"},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?"},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?"},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?"},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?"},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,"},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?"},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,"},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait?"},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, And wander for lack of food?"}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 38 (ASV)","markdown":"[Job 38](https://primebible.com/asv/job/38)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/job/38 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}