# Job 38.39-41
**Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 37. Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven, 38. When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?
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> **39. Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 40. When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41. Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, And wander for lack of food?** (Job 38:37-41, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 37. Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky, 38. when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?
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> **39. “Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 40. when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket? 41. Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?** (Job 38:37-41, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 37. Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, stay: Heb. cause to lie down 38. When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? groweth: or, is turned into mire: Heb. is poured
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> **39. Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, the appetite: Heb. the life 40. When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41. Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.** (Job 38:37-41, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 37. Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down, 38. In the hardening of dust into hardness, And clods cleave together?
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> **39. Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil? 40. When they bow down in dens, Abide in a thicket for a covert? 41. Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.** (Job 38:37-41, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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- **Time period:** _TBD_
## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._
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## Quoted in
**Concepts:**
- [Death Before the Fall](/codex/death-before-the-fall/)
## Notes
_Your annotations._
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.