38 1 God speaketh to Job, and declareth the weakness of man in the consideration of his creatures, by whose excellency the power, justice, and providence of the Creator is known.

Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the [a]whirlwind, and said,

Who is this that [b]darkeneth the counsel by words without knowledge?

Gird up now thy loins like a man: I [c]will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:1 That his words might have greater majesty, and that Job might know with whom he had to do.
  2. Job 38:2 Which by seeking out the secret counsel of God by man’s reason, maketh it more obscure, and showeth his own folly.
  3. Job 38:3 Because he had wished to dispute with God, Job 23:3, God reasoneth with him, to declare his rashness.

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