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Job 38:16-18
New English Translation

16 Have you gone to the springs that fill the sea,[a]
or walked about in the recesses of the deep?
17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you?[b]
Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?[c]
18 Have you considered the vast expanses of the earth?
Tell me, if you know it all.

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  1. Job 38:16 tn Heb “the springs of the sea.” The words “that fill” are supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning of the phrase.
  2. Job 38:17 tn Heb “uncovered to you.”
  3. Job 38:17 tn Some still retain the traditional phrase “shadow of death” in the English translation (cf. NIV). The reference is to the entrance to Sheol (see Job 10:21).
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Job 38:16-18
New International Version

16 “Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
    or walked in the recesses of the deep?(A)
17 Have the gates of death(B) been shown to you?
    Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?(C)
18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?(D)
    Tell me, if you know all this.(E)

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