31-33 “Can you catch the eye of the beautiful Pleiades sisters,
    or distract Orion from his hunt?
Can you get Venus to look your way,
    or get the Great Bear and her cubs to come out and play?
Do you know the first thing about the sky’s constellations
    and how they affect things on Earth?

34-35 “Can you get the attention of the clouds,
    and commission a shower of rain?
Can you take charge of the lightning bolts
    and have them report to you for orders?

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

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?

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32 Can you bring forth the constellations(A) in their seasons[a]
    or lead out the Bear[b] with its cubs?(B)
33 Do you know the laws(C) of the heavens?(D)
    Can you set up God’s[c] dominion over the earth?

34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds
    and cover yourself with a flood of water?(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:32 Or the morning star in its season
  2. Job 38:32 Or out Leo
  3. Job 38:33 Or their