Job 38:31

Job 38:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
• New International Version (NIV)“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt?
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loose the cords of Orion?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion?

Context of Job 38:31

29Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens? 30For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, and the surface of the water freezes. “Can you direct the movement of the stars— binding the cluster of the Pleiades or loosening the cords of Orion? 32Can you direct the constellations through the seasons or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens? 33Do you know the laws of the universe? Can you use them to regulate the earth?

Job 38:31 word by word

הַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ־מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Canst thou bindקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• the sweet influencesמַעֲדַנּוֹתma‛ădannâh · bondH4575
• of Pleiadesכִּימָהkîymâh · PleiadesH3598
• or looseפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• the bandsמֹשֶׁכֶתmôshekâh · cordH4189
• of Orionכְּסִילkesîyl · OrionH3685

Cross-references for Job 38:31

• Job 9:9He made all the stars—the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky.
• Amos 5:8It is the Lord who created the stars, the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into morning and day into night. He draws up water from the oceans and pours it down as rain on the land. The Lord is his name!

Commentaries on Job 38:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades - The Pleiades are a constellation in the sign Taurus. They consist of six stars visible to the naked eye; to a good eye, in a clear night, seven are discernible; but with a telescope ten times the number may be readily counted. They make their appearance in the spring. Orion may be seen in the morning, towards the end of October, and is visible through November, December, and January; and hence, says Mr…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades? - The seven stars. On the meaning of the word used here (כימה kı̂ymâh ), see the notes at Job 9:9. In regard to the meaning of the word rendered “sweet influences,” there has been considerable variety of interpretation. The Septuagint renders it, “Dost thou understand the band ( ́ desmon ) of Pleiades?” The Hebrew word (מעדנה ma‛ădannâh ) is naturally derived from a word signifying “pleasures,” or…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 38:31

• Astronomy
• Blessing
• God
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Orion
• Pleiades

In the dictionaries

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• Loose
• Orion
• Pleiades

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