New American Bible, Revised Edition

Job 38:29-41 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

29. Out of whose womb comes the ice,and who gives the hoarfrost its birth in the skies,

30. When the waters lie covered as though with stonethat holds captive the surface of the deep?

31. Have you tied cords to the Pleiades,or loosened the bonds of Orion?

32. Can you bring forth the Mazzaroth in their season,or guide the Bear with her children?

33. Do you know the ordinances of the heavens;can you put into effect their plan on the earth?

34. Can you raise your voice to the clouds,for them to cover you with a deluge of waters?

35. Can you send forth the lightnings on their way,so that they say to you, “Here we are”?

36. Who gives wisdom to the ibis,and gives the rooster understanding?

37. Who counts the clouds with wisdom?Who tilts the water jars of heaven

38. So that the dust of earth is fused into a massand its clods stick together?

39. Do you hunt the prey for the lionor appease the hunger of young lions,

40. While they crouch in their dens,or lie in ambush in the thicket?

41. Who provides nourishment for the ravenwhen its young cry out to God,wandering about without food?