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14 As the light approaches,
    the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal;
    it is robed in brilliant colors.[a]
15 The light disturbs the wicked
    and stops the arm that is raised in violence.

16 “Have you explored the springs from which the seas come?
    Have you explored their depths?

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  1. 38:14 Or its features stand out like folds in a robe.

14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;(A)
    its features stand out like those of a garment.
15 The wicked are denied their light,(B)
    and their upraised arm is broken.(C)

16 “Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
    or walked in the recesses of the deep?(D)

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