Job 38:31

Translations

Modern

Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?

Traditional

Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

Literal

Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, or can you open the cords of Orion?

Latin

Numquid conjungere valebis micantes stellas Pleiadas, aut gyrum Arcturi poteris dissipare?

Original

Hebrew

English

Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?

Notes

Job 38:1–40:5

God challenges Job. Job admits he cannot judge the moral world. God shows Job's ignorance of the natural world's elements related to the realm of heaven, weather, animals, and birds (38:4–21; 22–38; 39–39:30).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints God’s Uniqueness

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Amos 5:8
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name—
Job 9:9
He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

People

Orion: A prominent constellation mentioned in the Bible Pleiades: A star cluster mentioned as a display of God's power

Glossary

Astronomy Book of Job Orion Pleiades Proverbs, Book of Wisdom Literature

Topics

Astronomy: General Scriptures Concerning Blessing: Temporal, from God God: Creator God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: General Scriptures Concerning Orion: The Constellation of Pleiades: General Scriptures Concerning Sciences: Astronomy The Stars: Orion The Stars: Pleiades

Job 38:31

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