Job 38:29
“Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades,.... Of which See Gill on Job 9:9; and this constellation of the seven…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Out of whose womb came the ice? - That is, who has caused or produced it? The idea is, that it was not by any human…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Out of whose womb came the ice? - Ice is a solid, transparent, and brittle body, formed of water by means of cold. Some…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 38:25-41
Hitherto God had put such questions to Job as were proper to convince him of his ignorance and short-sightedness. Now he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
who hath gendered it Rather, brought it forth, or borne it (Isa 49:21), as the parallelism of the first clause requires.