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30 The waters are hardened like a stone, and the surface of the deep is congealed.

31 Shalt thou be able to join together the shining stars the Pleiades, or canst thou stop the turning about of Arcturus?

32 Canst thou bring forth the day star in its time, and make the evening star to rise upon the children of the earth?

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30 when the waters become hard as stone,
    when the surface of the deep is frozen?(A)

31 “Can you bind the chains[a] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?(B)
32 Can you bring forth the constellations(C) in their seasons[b]
    or lead out the Bear[c] with its cubs?(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:31 Septuagint; Hebrew beauty
  2. Job 38:32 Or the morning star in its season
  3. Job 38:32 Or out Leo