Job 37:9

What does Job 37:9 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 37:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Out of the chamberof the south cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Out of the chamberof the south cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds--cold,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

From the chamber [of the south] cometh the whirlwind; and cold from the winds of the north.

Context

v.8Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.

v.9This passage

v.10By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Zechariah 9:14

    And Jehovah shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.

  • Isaiah 21:1

    The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.

  • Psalms 104:3

    Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

  • Job 9:9

    That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

  • Job 38:1

    Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

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