New International Reader's Version

Job 38:31-40 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

31. "Can you tie up the beautiful Pleiades? Can you untie the ropes that hold Orion together?

32. Can you bring out all of the stars in their seasons? Can you lead out the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper?

33. Do you know the laws that govern the heavens? Can you rule over the earth the way I do?

34. "Can you give orders to the clouds? Can you make them pour rain down on you?

35. Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'?

36. Who put wisdom in people's hearts? Who gave understanding to their minds?

37. Who is wise enough to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens?

38. I tip them over when the ground becomes hard. I do it when the dirt sticks together.

39. "Do you hunt for food for mother lions? Do you satisfy the hunger of their cubs?

40. Some of them lie low in their dens. Others lie waiting in the bushes.