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30 That’s when the water freezes as hard as a rock.
    Even the deep sea freezes over!

31 “Can you tie up the Pleiades[a]?
    Can you unfasten the belt of Orion[b]?
32 Can you bring out the other constellations[c] at the right times?
    Can you lead out the Bear[d] with its cubs?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:31 Pleiades A famous group of stars. It is often called, “The Seven Sisters.”
  2. Job 38:31 Orion A famous group of stars. It looks like a hunter or powerful soldier.
  3. Job 38:32 constellations Groups of stars in the night sky. Here, this probably means the twelve constellations of the Zodiac. They seem to pass through the sky so that a new constellation is in a certain part of the sky each month.
  4. Job 38:32 Bear A famous group of stars. It looks like a bear. It is often called, “the Big Dipper.” Near it is a smaller constellation that looks like a small bear. It is often called, “the Little Dipper.”

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