VERSE STUDY • KJV

Job 38:29

Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

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Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,

Out of whose womb came the ice? The gray frost of the sky, who has given birth to it?

Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it?

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

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

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

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