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Jó, 38

1. meta de to pausasqai elioun thV lexewV eipen o kurioV tw iwb dia lailapoV kai nefwn

1. respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine dixit

2. tiV outoV o kruptwn me boulhn sunecwn de rhmata en kardia eme de oietai kruptein

2. quis est iste involvens sententias sermonibus inperitis

3. zwsai wsper anhr thn osfun sou erwthsw de se su de moi apokriqhti

3. accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos interrogabo te et responde mihi

4. pou hV en tw qemelioun me thn ghn apaggeilon de moi ei episth sunesin

4. ubi eras quando ponebam fundamenta terræ indica mihi si habes intellegentiam

5. tiV eqeto ta metra authV ei oidaV h tiV o epagagwn spartion ep' authV

5. quis posuit mensuras ejus si nosti vel quis tetendit super eam lineam

6. epi tinoV oi krikoi authV pephgasin tiV de estin o balwn liqon gwniaion ep' authV

6. super quo bases illius solidatæ sunt aut quis dimisit lapidem angularem ejus

7. ote egenhqhsan astra hnesan me fwnh megalh panteV aggeloi mou

7. cum me laudarent simul astra matutina et jubilarent omnes filii Dei

8. efraxa de qalassan pulaiV ote emaimassen ek koiliaV mhtroV authV ekporeuomenh

8. quis conclusit ostiis mare quando erumpebat quasi de vulva procedens

9. eqemhn de auth nefoV amfiasin omiclh de authn esparganwsa

9. cum ponerem nubem vestimentum ejus et caligine illud quasi pannis infantiæ obvolverem

10. eqemhn de auth oria periqeiV kleiqra kai pulaV

10. circumdedi illud terminis meis et posui vectem et ostia

11. eipa de auth mecri toutou eleush kai ouc uperbhsh all' en seauth suntribhsetai sou ta kumata

11. et dixi usque huc venies et non procedes amplius et hic confringes tumentes fluctus tuos

12. h epi sou suntetaca feggoV prwinon ewsforoV de eiden thn eautou taxin

12. numquid post ortum tuum præcepisti diluculo et ostendisti auroræ locum suum

13. epilabesqai pterugwn ghV ektinaxai asebeiV ex authV

13. et tenuisti concutiens extrema terræ et excussisti impios ex ea

14. h su labwn ghn phlon eplasaV zwon kai lalhton auton eqou epi ghV

14. restituetur ut lutum signaculum et stabit sicut vestimentum

15. afeilaV de apo asebwn to fwV braciona de uperhfanwn sunetriyaV

15. auferetur ab impiis lux sua et brachium excelsum confringetur

16. hlqeV de epi phghn qalasshV en de icnesin abussou periepathsaV

16. numquid ingressus es profunda maris et in novissimis abyssis deambulasti

17. anoigontai de soi fobw pulai qanatou pulwroi de adou idonteV se epthxan

17. numquid apertæ tibi sunt portæ mortis et ostia tenebrosa vidisti

18. nenouqethsai de to euroV thV up' ouranon anaggeilon dh moi posh tiV estin

18. numquid considerasti latitudines terræ indica mihi si nosti omnia

19. poia de gh aulizetai to fwV skotouV de poioV o topoV

19. in qua via habitet lux et tenebrarum quis locus sit

20. ei agagoiV me eiV oria autwn ei de kai epistasai tribouV autwn

20. ut ducas unumquodque ad terminos suos et intellegas semitas domus ejus

21. oida ara oti tote gegennhsai ariqmoV de etwn sou poluV

21. sciebas tunc quod nasciturus esses et numerum dierum tuorum noveras

22. hlqeV de epi qhsaurouV cionoV qhsaurouV de calazhV eorakaV

22. numquid ingressus es thesauros nivis aut thesauros grandinis aspexisti

23. apokeitai de soi eiV wran ecqrwn eiV hmeran polemou kai machV

23. quæ præparavi in tempus hostis in diem pugnæ et belli

24. poqen de ekporeuetai pacnh h diaskedannutai notoV eiV thn up' ouranon

24. per quam viam spargitur lux dividitur æstus super terram

25. tiV de htoimasen uetw labrw rusin odon de kudoimwn

25. quis dedit vehementissimo imbri cursum et viam sonantis tonitrui

26. tou uetisai epi ghn ou ouk anhr erhmon ou ouc uparcei anqrwpoV en auth

26. ut plueret super terram absque homine in deserto ubi nullus mortalium commoratur

27. tou cortasai abaton kai aoikhton kai tou ekblasthsai exodon clohV

27. ut impleret inviam et desolatam et produceret herbas virentes

28. tiV estin uetou pathr tiV de estin o tetokwV bwlouV drosou

28. quis est pluviæ pater vel quis genuit stillas roris

29. ek gastroV de tinoV ekporeuetai o krustalloV pacnhn de en ouranw tiV tetoken

29. de cujus utero egressa est glacies et gelu de cælo quis genuit

30. h katabainei wsper udwr reon proswpon de abussou tiV ephxen

30. in similitudinem lapidis aquæ durantur et superficies abyssi constringitur

31. sunhkaV de desmon pleiadoV kai fragmon wriwnoV hnoixaV

31. numquid coniungere valebis micantes stellas Pliadis aut gyrum Arcturi poteris dissipare

32. h dianoixeiV mazourwq en kairw autou kai esperon epi komhV autou axeiV auta

32. numquid producis luciferum in tempore suo et vesperum super filios terræ consurgere facis

33. epistasai de tropaV ouranou h ta up' ouranon omoqumadon ginomena

33. numquid nosti ordinem cæli et pones rationem ejus in terra

34. kaleseiV de nefoV fwnh kai tromw udatoV labrw upakousetai sou

34. numquid elevabis in nebula vocem tuam et impetus aquarum operiet te

35. aposteleiV de keraunouV kai poreusontai erousin de soi ti estin

35. numquid mittes fulgura et ibunt et revertentia dicent tibi adsumus

36. tiV de edwken gunaixin ufasmatoV sofian h poikiltikhn episthmhn

36. quis posuit in visceribus hominis sapientiam vel quis dedit gallo intellegentiam

37. tiV de o ariqmwn nefh sofia ouranon de eiV ghn eklinen

37. quis enarravit cælorum rationem et concentum cæli quis dormire faciet

38. kecutai de wsper gh konia kekollhka de auton wsper liqw kubon

38. quando fundebatur pulvis in terram et glebæ conpingebantur

39. qhreuseiV de leousin boran yucaV de drakontwn emplhseiV

39. numquid capies leænæ prædam et animam catulorum ejus implebis

40. dedoikasin gar en koitaiV autwn kaqhntai de en ulaiV enedreuonteV

40. quando cubant in antris et in specubus insidiantur

41. tiV de htoimasen koraki boran neossoi gar autou proV kurion kekragasin planwmenoi ta sita zhtounteV

41. quis præparat corvo escam suam quando pulli ejus ad Deum clamant vagantes eo quod non habeant cibos



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Footnotes:

38:1-3 - God answers Job from the midst of a storm, challenging him to grasp the magnitude of His creation. This approach emphasizes God's sovereignty and the limitations of human understanding in the face of the divine (see also Psalm 29:3-4 and Isaiah 40:28).

38:4-7 - God asks Job where he was when the earth was created. This question highlights the grandeur of God's creation and human ignorance of His plans and purposes (see also Genesis 1:1 and Psalm 104:24-25).

38:8-11 - God speaks of the waters and the boundaries He has set for the sea, emphasizing His control over the forces of nature. This reveals God's protection and order over chaos (see also Psalm 104:6-9 and Proverbs 8:29).

38:12-15 - God questions Job about his ability to bring light and darkness, reinforcing that only He has power over creation and its forces (see also John 1:5 and Genesis 1:3).

38:16-21 - God asks Job about the mysteries of creation, such as the springs of the sea and the realms of death. This shows that divine wisdom transcends human understanding (see also Romans 11:33-36 and Psalm 139:7-10).

Verses related to Jó, 38:

Job chapter 38 marks the beginning of God's response to Job. How does God challenge Job's limited understanding? In this stunning text, God answers Job with a series of rhetorical questions about the creation and functioning of the universe. The chapter addresses topics such as divine omnipotence and omniscience, the mysteries of creation and the limitation of human knowledge. Job 38 highlights the vast difference between divine and human wisdom. Consider with us five biblical passages that relate to the grand themes of this eye-opening chapter.

Psalms 104:5-9: "He established the earth on its foundations; will never be shaken. You covered it with the oceans as if they were a garment; the waters were above the mountains. But at your rebuke the waters fled, they fled at the sound of your thunder; They went up through the mountains and down through the valleys to the place you appointed for them. You have set a limit that they cannot exceed; they will never cover the earth again." - This psalm echoes God's questions to Job about creation and the limits of the sea, reinforcing the theme of God's power and wisdom in creation.

Proverbs 8:29: "When he fixed the boundaries of the sea, so that the waters would not violate his order, when he laid the foundations of the earth." - This verse reflects God's question to Job about the limits of the sea, emphasizing the role of divine wisdom in creation.

Jeremiah 31:35: "Thus says the Lord, who sets the sun to light the day, who decrees the moon and the stars to light the night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; the Lord of hosts is his name." - This verse echoes God's questions to Job about celestial and maritime phenomena, reaffirming God's control over nature.

Psalms 147:8-9: "He covers the sky with clouds, gives rain to the earth, and makes grass grow on the hills. He gives food to the animals, and to the young crows when they cry." - These verses relate to God's questions to Job about God's control of the weather and the care of animals.

Amos 5:8: "He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into morning and day into dark night, who calls the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth; the Lord is his name." - This verse reflects God's questions about the constellations and the cycle of day and night in Job 38, emphasizing God's creative power.

FAQ:

What does God ask Job about the creation of the world?

God asks Job where he was when He laid the earth's foundations, demonstrating His sovereignty over creation. He emphasizes that He alone possesses absolute knowledge. (Job 38:4-7)

What is the importance of God's questions to Job in Job 38?

God's questions demonstrate human limitations and exalt His dominion over all creation, revealing that divine wisdom is beyond human comprehension. (Job 38:1-41)

What does Job learn about the nature of God in Job 38?

Job learns that God is infinitely wise and powerful. He governs the universe with order and purpose, and His creation reflects His greatness and sovereignty. (Job 38:1-41)

How does God describe his control over nature?

God speaks about the limits of the sea, the origin of light and darkness, and the cycle of the stars, showing His complete control over nature. (Job 38:8-33)

What does God teach about animals in Job 38?

God mentions animals such as the lion and the raven, emphasizing that He provides for all creatures and cares for nature. (Job 38:39-41)


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