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Job 38:35-37
Good News Translation

35 And if you command the lightning to flash,
    will it come to you and say, “At your service”?
36 Who tells the ibis[a] when the Nile will flood,
    or who tells the rooster that rain will fall?[b]
37 Who is wise enough to count the clouds
    and tilt them over to pour out the rain,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 A bird in ancient Egypt that was believed to announce the flooding of the Nile River.
  2. Job 38:36 Verse 36 in Hebrew is unclear.
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Job 38:35-37
New International Version

35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?(A)
    Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[a](B)
    or gives the rooster understanding?[b](C)
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars(D) of the heavens(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 That is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile
  2. Job 38:36 That is, understanding of when to crow; the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
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