Job 38:30

The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.

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WEBBE

The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.

BSB

when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?

KJV

The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

ASV

The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.

BBE

The waters are joined together, hard as a stone, and the face of the deep is covered.

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כָּאֶבֶן ka·'e·ven like (the) stone H68 מַיִם ma·yim waters H4325 יִתְחַבָּאוּ yit·cha·ba·'u they become hard H2244 וּפְנֵי u·fe·nei and [the] surface of H6440 תְהוֹם te·hom [the] deep H8415 יִתְלַכָּדוּ yit·la·ka·du they freeze H3920

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 to his people. This being but one instance of the Divine compassion out of many, gives us occasion to think how much good our God does, every day, beyond what we are aware of. Every view we take of his infinite perfections, should remind us of his right to our love, the evil of sinning against him, and our need of his mercy and salvation.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.