Job 38:30
What does Job 38:30 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 38:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The waters hide themselvesand becomelike stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The waters hide themselvesand becomelike stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The waters are joined together, hard as a stone, and the face of the deep is covered.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862As a stone waters are hidden, And the face of the deep is captured.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The waters are hardened like a stone, and the surface of the deep is congealed.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890When the waters lie hidden as in stone, and the face of the deep holdeth fast together.
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Cross references
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- Job 37:10
By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened.
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