Job convinced of ignorance JOB, XXXIX. garment thereof, and thick dark-| B. C. 1520. ness a swaddling-band for it, my decree upon it. 10 And brake up for it my de-s established creed place, and set bars and doors, 11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall & thy proud waves be stayed?d 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused¦d the day-spring to know his place: 13 That it might take hold of the 7 ends of the earth, that the wicked e Ps. 10. 15. might be shaken out of it? the pride of TM wings. 14 It is turned as clay to the seal; ƒ Ps.9.13. and they stand as a garment. 8 or, at. 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arme & shall be broken. and of imoecility. 32 Canst thou bring forth 12 Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou 13 guide Arcturus with his sons? 33 Knowest thou the ordinances m of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? 31 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? 35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, 14 Here we are? 36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward n parts ? or who hath given understanding to the heart? 37 Who can number the clouds in Ex.9.18,24. wisdom? or who can 15 stay the bottles of heaven, Jos. 10.11. 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? h Ps. 147.8. 17 Have the gatesƒ of death been Je. 14.22. opened unto thee? or hast thou; Ps. 107.35. seen the doors of the shadow of k ch.37.10. death? 18 Hast thou perceived the breadth 9 taken. of the earth? declare if thou know-10 Cimah,or, est it all. 19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, the seven 7 ch.9.9. 20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that 11 Cesil. thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? 21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? 22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, g 23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? 24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? 12 or, mJe.31.35,36. n Ps.51.6. 15 cause to lie down. 25 Who hath divided a water-16 is poured, course for the overflowing of or, is turned into waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; mire. 26 To cause it to rain h on the o Ps. 104.21. earth, where no man is; on the 17 life. wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy i the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? p Ps. 147.9. (CHAP. 39.) 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost k of hea-c ven, who hath gendered it? 30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is 9 frozen. exactor, Ps.92.10. 31 Canst thou bind the sweet in-d De.33.17. fluences of 10 Pleiades, or loose the bands of 11 Orion? 38 When the dust 16 groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? 39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the o lion? or fill the 17 appetite of the young lions, 40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41 Who provideth for the raven p his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander för lack of meat. CHAPTER XXXIX, Of the wild goats and hinds, etc. NOWEST thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds a do calve? 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. 5 Who hath sent out the wild ass b free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? 6 Whose c house I have made the wilderness, and the 1 barren land his dwellings. 7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the 2 driver. 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. 9 Will the unicorn d be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? 10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? 12 Wilt thou believe him, that he The peacock, &c. will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or 3 wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16 She is hardened e against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear; 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither f hath he imparted to her understanding. JOB, XL, XLI. | B. C. 1520. | 3 or, the the stork e La.4.3. His g Je.8.6. 6 armour. by thy mouth. Ob.4. 18 What time she lifteth up her-h Je.49.16. self on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. 19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 20 Canst thou make him afraid as i Mat.24.28. a grasshopper? the glory of his b ch.42.6. nostril is 4 terrible. 215 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth g on to meet the 6 armed men. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turnéth he back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. Ezr.9.6. Ps.51.4. 64.6. Da.9.5.7. Lu. 18.13. c ch.29.9. Mi.7.16. Zec.2.13. Ro.3.19. 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither d ch.38.1,&c. believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. e Ps.29.3,4. 25 He saith among the trumpets, f Ps.93.1. Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle 104.1. afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? 27 Doth the eagle mount up 7 at thy command, and make her nest on h high? 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where i the slain are there is she. CHAPTER XL. Job humbleth himself to God. Med Job, and said, g Ex. 18.11. 1 Fr. 15.25. or, the ele- h Ps. 104. 14. 3 oppresseth. or, Will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose with a gin? ch.41.1,2. (CHAP. 41.) Job kumbleth himself. 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice'; but I will proceed no further. 6 T Then d answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice e like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majestyf and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on every one that is g proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. 14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. 15 T Behold now 1 behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 17 He 2 moveth his tail like a cedar : the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, h where all the beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 23 Behold, he 3 drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 21 4 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. CHAPTER XLI. Of God's great power in the leviathan. CANS or, a whirl-CA pool. 2 Shall he that contendeth a with1i.e.a whale, the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, a Ps. 104.26. Is.27.1. 4 Behold, I am vile; b what shall I 2 drownest. answer thee? I will lay c mine b Is.37.29. hand upon my mouth. tongue with a cord which thou 2 lettest down? 2 Canst thou put an hook b into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many supplica 509 Of God's great power JOB, XLII. tions unto thee? will he speak soft] B. C. 1520. words unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens ? 6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barb-4 ed irons? orhis headwith fish spears? 8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up who then is able to stand before me? 11 Who c hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.d 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him 3 with his double bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. 15 His 4 scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. c Ro. 11.35. d Ex. 19.5. De. 10. 14. Ps.24.1. 50.12. 1 Co. 10.26, 28. in the leviathan. 29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 30 Sharp 8 stones are under him : he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. 31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. 32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the within.deep to be hoary. 3 or, strong pieces of shields. 5 rejoiceth. 6 fallings. " or, breastplate. 9 pieces of or, behave themselves with fear. (CHAP. 42.) a Ge. 18. 14. Is.43.13. 33 Upon earth there is not his like, who 9 is made without fear. 34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride. CHAPTER XLII. 1 Job submitteth himself unto God. 16 Job's age and death. HEN Job answered the LORD, Tand said, 2 I know that thou a canst do every thing, and that no thought 1 can be withholden from thee. 3 Who b is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful c for me, which I knew not. 4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will Mat. 19.26. speak: I'd will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 1 or, of thine can be hindered. b ch.38.2,3. c Ps. 131.1. 139.6. d ch.40.7. e ch.40.4. Ezr.9.6. 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. f Da.9.3. 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. 21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow 5 is turned into joy before him. Mat.11.21. g Ps.51.4. h Nu.23.1. 23 The 6 flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. 24 His heart is as firm as a stone;k i Ja.5. 16. 1Jno.5.16. 2 his face, or, person, 1Sa.25.35. Mal. 1.9. Pr.3. 11, 12. 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. 6 Wherefore e I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.f 7 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends for ye have not spoken of meg the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. 8 Therefore take unto you now h seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for 2 him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the yea, as hard as a piece of the 3 the face of Naamathite went, i and did accord nether millstone. Job. 7 Ge.20.17. Ps. 14.7. 25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves. 26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the added all dart, nor the 7 habergeon. 27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. 28 The arrow cannot make him that had been to Job unto the double. flee: sling-stones are turned with m ch.19.13. him into stubble. ing as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted 3 Job. 10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD 4 gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came there unto him all m his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat God blesseth Job: PSALMS, I, II, III. had brought upon him: every man n ch.8.7. 12 So n the LORD blessed the lat- De.8.16. o ch.1.3. p ch.5.26. His age and death. 14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch. 15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years,and saw his sons,and his sons' sons, even four generations. 17 So Job died, p being old and full of days. PSALM 2. 3 And he shall be like a tree e plant- Ac.4.25,26. or, tumultuously assemble. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand g in the judgment, nor sin-b Ps.46.6. 2 meditate. ners in the congregation of the c Ps.45.7. righteous. d Lu. 19. 14. 6 For the LORD knoweth h the way of the righteous: but the way i 3 or, trouble. of the ungodly shall perish. PSALM II. 4 anointed. 5 Zion, the 6 g or, for a. 17.5. Z Ps.84.12. XVIII. c Ps. 127.2. d Ps.27.1,&c. 7 I will declare 6 the decree: the LORD hath said unto ine, Thoug art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a h rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, i and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss k the Son, lest he be an- The security of God's protection. ORD how are they increased they that rise up against me. 3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield 1 for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 5 I laid me down and slept; c 1 awaked; for the LORD sustained me. 6 Id will not be afraid often thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. David prayeth. PSALMS, IV, V, VI, VII. 8 Salvation e belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing f is upon thye Is.43.11. people. Selah, PSALM IV. 1 David prayeth for audience: 2 he reproveth and exhorteth his enemies, etc. To the chief Musician on Neginoth. A Psalm of David. HEAR EAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; 2 have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. 3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. f Ps. 115.13. PSALM 4. 1 or, overseer, Hab.3.19. 2 or, be gra cious unto. a De.33.19. a Hab. 1.13. before thine 5 Offer the sacrifices a of right-m eousness, and put your trust in the LORD. 6 There be many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. or, stedfastness. his, i. e. in the mouth of any of them. wicked nesses. 8 or, Make David's complaint. mies; make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no 5 faithfulness in 6 their mouth; their inward part is 7 very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 108 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall 9 by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou 10 defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. PSALM VI. David's complaint in his sickness. To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon 1 Sheminith.a A Psalm of David. LORD, rebuke me not in thine banger, neither chasten me in thy hot c displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones d are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? 4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' e sake. 5 For fin death there is no remem 8 I will b both lay me down in them guilty. brance of thee: in the grave 9 who peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. PSALM V. IVE ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 4 For a thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand 1 in thy sight thou hatest all workers of iniquity. shall give thee thanks? 6 I am weary with my groaning; 2 all the night h make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. 7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. 8 Depart i from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard k the voice of my weeping. 9 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. 10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed : let them return and be ashamed suddenly. PSALM VII. David prayeth against the malice of his enemies. Shiggaion a of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the 1 words of b Cush the Benjamite. |