Job 38:32

Job 38:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
• New International Version (NIV)Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or can you guide the Bear with its children?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs?

Context of Job 38:32

30Water becomes like stone [and hides itself], And the surface of the deep is frozen and imprisoned. 31“Can you bind the chains of [the cluster of stars called] Pleiades, Or loose the cords of [the constellation] Orion? Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide [the stars of] the Bear with her sons? 33Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or [can you] establish their rule over the earth? 34“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?

Job 38:32 word by word

הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּר֣וֹת בְּעִתּ֑וֹ וְ֝עַ֗יִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Canst thou bring forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• Mazzarothמַזָּרוֹתmazzârâh · MazzarothH4216
• in his seasonעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• or canst thou guideנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• Arcturusעַ֫יִשׁ‛ayish ‛âsh · BearH5906
• with his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Job 38:32

• 2 Kings 23:5He got rid of the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense [to pagan gods] in the high places in Judah’s cities and all around Jerusalem—also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations [of the zodiac], and to all the [starry] host of heaven.
• Job 9:9Who made [the constellations] the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the [vast starry] spaces of the south;

Commentaries on Job 38:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Mazzaroth in his season? - This is generally understood to mean the signs of the zodiac. מזרות Mazzaroth, according to Parkhurst, comes from מזר mazar, to corrupt; and he supposes it to mean that pestilential wind in Arabia, called simoom, the season of which is the summer heats.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? - Margin, “the twelve signs;” that is, the twelve signs of the zodiac. There has been much diversity of opinion about the meaning of this word. It occurs nowhere else in the Scriptures, and of course it is not easy to determine its signification. The Septuagint retains the word ̓ maxsurōth without attempting to translate it. Jerome renders it, “Luciferum - Lucifer,” the morning-star. The Chaldee, מזליא שטרי…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-41Verses 25-41 Hitherto God had put questions to Job to show him his ignorance; now God shows his weakness. As it is but little that he knows, he ought not to arraign the Divine counsels; it is but little he can do, therefore he ought not to oppose the ways of Providence. See the all-sufficiency of the Divine Providence; it has wherewithal to satisfy the desire of every living thing. And he that takes care of the young ravens, certainly will not be wanting…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-41God 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3819-38. The marvels in heaven. "What is the way (to the place wherein) light dwelleth?" The origin of light and darkness. In Ge 1:3-5, 14-18, "light" is created distinct from, and previous to, light-emitting bodies, the luminaries of heaven.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 38:32

• Arcturus
• Astronomy
• Blessing
• God
• Mazzaroth
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Zodiac

In the dictionaries

• Arcturus
• Astronomy
• Bar
• Consume
• Covert
• Dark
• Hitherto
• Loose
• Mazzaroth
• Reserve

Commentaries on Job 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings