Job 37:8

Job 37:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
• New International Version (NIV)The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The beasts go into dens, And remain in their lairs.

Context of Job 37:8

6For to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ And to the downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’ 7He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work. Then the beast goes into its lair And remains in its den. 9Out of the south comes the storm, And out of the north the cold. 10From the breath of God ice is made, And the expanse of the waters is frozen.

Job 37:8 word by word

וַתָּבֹ֣א חַיָּ֣ה בְמוֹ־אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃Read the interlinear

• goesבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• lairאֶ֫רֶב'ereb · ambushH695
• And remainsשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• denמְעֹנָהme‛ônâh me‛ônâh · habitationH4585

Cross-references for Job 37:8

• Psalms 104:22When the sun rises they withdraw And lie down in their dens.

Commentaries on Job 37:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Then the beasts go into dens - In the winter. This fact appears to have been early observed, that in the season of cold the wild animals withdrew into caves, and that many of them became torpid. This fact Elihu adverts to as an illustration of the wisdom and greatness of God. The proof of his superintending care was seen in the fact that they withdrew from the cold in which they would perish, and that provision is made for their continuance in life at a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. remain--rest in their lairs. It is beautifully ordered that during the cold, when they could not obtain food, many lie torpid, a state wherein they need no food. The desolation of the fields, at God's bidding, is poetically graphic.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 37:8

• Animals
• God
• God Continued...
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Religion

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• Elihu
• God
• Place

Commentaries on Job 37

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings