The Treasures of Snow, Hail, and Weather

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Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

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Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?

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By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

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Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

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To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

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To satisfy the waste and desolate ground, And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

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Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

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Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

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The waters hide themselvesand becomelike stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.

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Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?

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Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?

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Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?

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Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?

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Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?