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Job 38

Job 38:37

The LORD Challenges Job · Job 38:1–41
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Translations

Modern
Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens
Traditional
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
Literal
Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or the water skins of the heavens, who can tilt,
Latin
Quis enarrabit cælorum rationem? et concentum cæli quis dormire faciet?

Original

Hebrew
English
Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens

Notes

Job 38:1–40:5

God 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).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints God’s Uniqueness

Events

Glossary

Book of Job Proverbs, Book of Wisdom Literature

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, from God Bottles of the Clouds Clouds: Called The: Bottles of Heaven Clouds: Man: Cannot Number Clouds: Man: Cannot Stay God: Creator God: Power of God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: General Scriptures Concerning Wisdom: Spiritual, from God