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31 “Can you tie up the Pleiades[a]?
    Can you unfasten the belt of Orion[b]?
32 Can you bring out the other constellations[c] at the right times?
    Can you lead out the Bear[d] with its cubs?
33 Do you know the laws that control the sky?
    Can you put each star in its place above the earth?[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:31 Pleiades A famous group of stars. It is often called, “The Seven Sisters.”
  2. Job 38:31 Orion A famous group of stars. It looks like a hunter or powerful soldier.
  3. Job 38:32 constellations Groups of stars in the night sky. Here, this probably means the twelve constellations of the Zodiac. They seem to pass through the sky so that a new constellation is in a certain part of the sky each month.
  4. Job 38:32 Bear A famous group of stars. It looks like a bear. It is often called, “the Big Dipper.” Near it is a smaller constellation that looks like a small bear. It is often called, “the Little Dipper.”
  5. Job 38:33 Can you … earth Or “Can you put it in charge over the earth?”

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