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The Book of Job: Pl. 13, Then the Lord answered Job out of the Whirlwind

William Blake

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration of a man on the ground with long hair and beard. Man on ground is wearing a loincloth. The man on the ground has one arm extended out in front of him and one arm bent up to his chest. There is another figure approaching or standing over him. The figure over him has long hair and beard, long flowing robes, and large wings spread out behind. The background has swirling lines suggesting a whirlwind. There is text at the top and bottom of the image. The top text reads, "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge." The bottom text reads, "Then the Lord answered Job out of the Whirlwind." There are additional lines of smaller text below. The image is framed by decorative borders. The image is on off-white paper.

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