Proverbs 30:4 · Clearspring

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WEBBE

Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?

BSB

Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!

KJV

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?

ASV

Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou knowest?

BBE

Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?

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מִי mi who H4310 עָלָה־ 'a·lah- has he gone up H5927 שָׁמַיִם sha·ma·yim heaven H8064 וַיֵּרַד vai·ye·rad and has he come down H3381 מִי mi who H4310 אָסַף־ 'a·saf- has he gathered H622 רוּחַ ru·ach [the] wind H7307 בְּחָפְנָיו be·cha·fe·nav in hands his H2651 מִי mi who H4310 צָרַר־ tza·rar- has he wrapped H6887 מַיִם ma·yim [the] waters H4325 בַּשִּׂמְלָה ba·sim·lah in (the) cloak H8071 מִי mi who H4310 הֵקִים he·kim has he set up H6965 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 אַפְסֵי־ 'af·sei- [the] ends of H657 אָרֶץ 'a·retz [the] earth H776 מַה־ mah- what H4100 שְּׁמוֹ she·mo [is] name his H8034 וּמַה־ u·mah- and what H4100 שֶּׁם־ shem- [is] [the] name of H8034 בְּנוֹ be·no son his H1121 כִּי ki for H3588 תֵדָע te·da' you know H3045

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Agur speaks of himself as wanting a righteousness, and having done very foolishly. And it becomes us all to have low thoughts of ourselves. He speaks of himself as wanting revelation to guide him in the ways of truth and wisdom. The more enlightened people are, the more they lament their ignorance; the more they pray for clearer, still clearer discoveries of God, and his rich grace in Christ Jesus. In ver.#(4), there is a prophetic notice of Him who came down from heaven to be our Instructor and Saviour, and then ascended into heaven to be our Advocate. The Messiah is here spoken of as a Person distinct from the Father, but his name as yet secret. The great Redeemer, in the glories of his providence and grace, cannot be found out to perfection. Had it not been for Christ, the foundations of the earth had sunk under the load of the curse upon the ground, for man's sin. Who, and what is the mighty One that doeth all this? There is not the least ground to suspect anything wanting in the word of God; adding to his words opens the way to errors and corruptions.

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