The Treasures of Snow, Hail, and Weather

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"Have you gone into the storehouses for snow or seen the storehouses for hail,

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which I save for times of trouble, for days of battle and war?

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"By what path is light dispersed, or the east wind poured out on the land?

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Who cut a channel for the downpours, or a way for the lightning and thunder,

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causing it to rain where no one is, in a desert without anyone there,

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drenching the waste and desolate [ground], till the tender grass sprouts?

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Does the rain have a father? Who is the father of dewdrops?

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From whose womb does ice come? Who gives birth to the frost of heaven,

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when water becomes as hard as stone, and the surface of the deep freezes solid?

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"Can you tie up the cords of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?

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Can you lead out the constellations of the zodiac in their season or guide the Great Bear and its cubs?

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Do you know the laws of the sky? Can you determine how they affect the earth?

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"Can you raise your voice to the clouds and make them cover you with a flood of rain?

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Can you send lightning bolts on their way? Will they say to you, 'Here we are'?