New King James Version
Job 38:29
29From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?
Job 38:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
- New International Version (NIV)From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens
- English Standard Version (ESV)From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who has given birth to the frost of heaven?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens?
Context of Job 38:29
27To satisfy the desolate waste, And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass? 28Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew? From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth? 30The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen. 31“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion?
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מִבֶּ֣טֶן מִ֭י יָצָ֣א הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר שָׁ֝מַיִם מִ֣י יְלָדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 38:29
- Job 38:8“Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
- Job 6:16Which are dark because of the ice, And into which the snow vanishes.
- Job 37:10By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen.
- Psalms 147:16He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
Commentaries on Job 38:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Out of whose womb came the ice? - Ice is a solid, transparent, and brittle body, formed of water by means of cold. Some philosophers suppose that ice is only the re-establishment of water in its natural state; that the mere absence of fire is sufficient to account for this re-establishment; and that the fluidity of water is a real fusion, like that of metals exposed to the action of fire; and differing only in this, that a greater portion of fire is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Out of whose womb came the ice? - That is, who has caused or produced it? The idea is, that it was not by any human agency, or in any known way by which living beings were propagated. And the hoary frost of heaven - Which seems to fall from heaven. The sense is, that it is caused wholly by God; see the notes at Job 37:10.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
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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
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