and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath cir. 1520. gendered it?

30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep t is frozen.

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences oft Pleiades, or loose the bands of + Orion?

32 Canst thou bring forth || Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou † guide Arcturus with his sons?

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33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that Heb. Behold they may go, and say unto thee, † Here we are?

us?

compared with God's works.

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

9 Will the unicorn 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 will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

Before CHRIST cir. 1520.

Numb.23.22.

Deut. 33.17.

13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers un-Or, the feato 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 against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;

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thers of the stork and ostrich.

d Lam. 4. 3.

17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her ch. 35. 11. understanding.

18 What time she lifteth up herself 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 a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils ist terrible. + Heb. terror. 21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: 'he goeth on to meet † the armed men.

22 He mocketh at fear, and is not af frighted; neither turneth he back from

the sword.

23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

|| Or, His feet dig.

f Jer. 8. 6. + Heb. the armour.

26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy + Heb. by thy command, and make her nest on high?

g

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 the slain are, there is she.

mouth. Jer. 49. 16. Obad, 4.

h Matt. 24. 28. Luke 17. 37.

Job humbleth himself to God.

Before CHRIST cir. 1520.

a ch. 33. 13.

b Ezra 9. 6. ch. 42. 6.

Ps. 51. 4.

© ch. 29. 9. Ps. 39. 9.

d ch. 38. 1.

ch. 38. 3.

fch. 42. 4.

8 Ps. 51. 4. Rom. 3. 4.

h ch. 37. 4. Ps. 29. 3, 4. i Ps. 93. 1.

& 104. 1.

k Isai. 2. 12. Dan. 4. 37.

Or, the elephant, as

CHAPTER XL.

MOR

OREOVER the LORD answered
Job, and said,

2 Shall he that a contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

CHAPTER XLI.

Of God's great power in the leviathan.

10 Deck thyself now with majesty 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 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 ¶ Behold now || behemoth, which I some think. 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 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.

with an hook? or his tongue with a cord + which thou lettest down?

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2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft 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 barbed irons? or his head with 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?

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.

19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

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 is turned into joy before him.

pieces of shields.

+ Heb. sorrow

rejoiceth.

Job submitteth himself unto God.

23 + The 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; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether milstone. 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 dart, nor the || habergeon.

27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. 29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 30 Sharp 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

2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that || no thought can be withholden from thee.

3 b Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too won131. 1.& 139. derful for me, which I knew not.

b ch. 38. 2.

Ps. 40. 5. &

6.

!d ch. 38. 3. & 40. 7.

Ezra 9. 6. ch. 40. 4.

4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. 6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

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7 ¶ And it was so, that after the LORD

Job's age and death.

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 me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

8 Therefore take unto you now '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 thim 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 Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted † Job.

Before CHRIST cir. 1520.

f Numb. 23. 1. 8 Matt. 5. 24.

Gen. 20. 17.

James 5. 15, 16.

1 John 5.16.

Heb. his

face, or, person,

1 Sam.25.35. Mal. 1. 8.

+ Heb. the face of Job.

i Ps. 14. 7. & 126. 1.

10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD † gave Job twice as much + Heb. added as he had before.

k

all that had been to Job unto the double.

k Isai. 40. 2. 1 See ch.19.13.

m

James 5. 11.

12 So the LORD blessed " the latter end ch. 8. 7. of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six" See ch. 1. 3.

n

Rev. 21. 8.

f Ps. 55. 23.

+ Heb. the

manof bloods and deceit.

iniquity Thou shalt destroy them that speak

thee.

righteous; with favour wilt thou †compass him as with a shield.

12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the

PSALM VI.

1 David's complaint in his sickness. 8 By faith he triumpheth over his enemies.

To the chief Musician on Neginoth * upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.

a

LORD, rebuke me not in thine

their counsels.

n Isai. 65. 13. + Heb. thou coverest over, or protectest them.

° Ps. 115. 13. + Heb. crown

him.

|| Or, upon the eighth: See

1 Chron. 15.

21.

anger, neither chasten me in thy hot Ps. 12, title. displeasure.

b

a Ps. 38. 1.

Jer. 10. 24.

& 46. 28.

b Ps. 41. 4.

2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for Hos. 6. 1. my bones 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' sake.

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5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

d Ps. 90. 13.

6 I am weary with my groaning; all or, every || the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

7 Mine eye is consumed because of Job 17. 7. grief; it waxeth old because of all mine

enemies.

Ps. 31 9. & 38. 10. & 88

9.

Lam. 5. 17.

8 Depart from me, all ye workers of Ps. 119. 115. iniquity; for the LORD hath "heard the voice of my weeping.

9 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my

prayer.

ashamed suddenly.

Matt. 7. 23. & 25. 41. Luke 13. 27. h Ps. 3. 4.