Job 38:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 38:29 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 6:16darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
  2. Job 37:10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
  3. Job 38:8Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
  4. Psalms 147:16He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
  5. Psalms 147:17He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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