Job 38:1-41 NASB

[1] Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind and said, [2] “Who is this who darkens the divine plan By words without knowledge? [3] “Now tighten the belt on your waist like a man, And I shall ask you, and you inform Me! [4] “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding, [5] Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the measuring line over it? [6] “On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone, [7] When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy? [8] “Or who enclosed the sea with doors When it went out from the womb, bursting forth; [9] When I made a cloud its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling bands, [10] And I placed boundaries on it And set a bolt and doors, [11] And I said, ‘As far as this point you shall come, but no farther; And here your proud waves shall stop’? [12] “Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, And made the dawn know its place, [13] So that it would take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked would be shaken off from it? [14] “It is changed like clay under the seal; And they stand out like a garment. [15] “Their light is withheld from the wicked, And the uplifted arm is broken. [16] “Have you entered the springs of the sea, And walked in the depth of the ocean? [17] “Have the gates of death been revealed to you, And have you seen the gates of deep darkness? [18] “Have you understood the expanse of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this. [19] “Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, [20] That you would take it to its territory, And discern the paths to its home? [21] “You know, for you were born then, And the number of your days is great! [22] “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, And have you seen the storehouses of the hail, [23] Which I have reserved for a time of distress, For a day of war and battle? [24] “Where is the way that the light is divided, And the east wind scattered on the earth? [25] “Who has split open a channel for the flood, And a way for the thunderbolt, [26] To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a person in it, [27] To satisfy the waste and desolate land, And to make the seeds of grass to sprout? [28] “Does the rain have a father? Or who has fathered the drops of dew? [29] “From whose womb has come the ice? And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth? [30] “Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned. [31] “Can you tie up the chains of the Pleiades, Or untie the cords of Orion? [32] “Can you bring out a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites? [33] “Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or do you establish their rule over the earth? [34] “Can you raise your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you? [35] “Can you send flashes of lightning, so that they may go And say to you, ‘Here we are’? [36] “Who has put wisdom in the innermost being, Or given understanding to the mind? [37] “Who can count the clouds by wisdom, And pour out the water jars of the heavens, [38] When the dust hardens into a mass And the clods stick together? [39] “Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of young lions, [40] When they crouch in their hiding places, And lie in wait in their lair? [41] “Who prepares feed for the raven When its young cry to God, And wander about without food?