Job 38:38

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Job 38:38


Job 38:37 Job 38:38 (KJV) Job 38:39
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

When the dustH6083 growethH3332 into hardnessH4165, and the clodsH7263 cleave fast togetherH1692?


Original Hebrew

בְּצֶקֶת עָפָר לַמּוּצָק וּרְגָבִים יְדֻבָּקוּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
בְּ/צֶ֣קֶת
be./Tze.ket H3332 HR/Vqc when/ flows
עָ֭פָר
'A.for H6083 HNcmsa (the) dust
לַ/מּוּצָ֑ק
la./mu.Tzak H4165 HRd/Ncmsa into (the)/ lump
וּ/רְגָבִ֥ים
u./re.ga.Vim H7263 HC/Ncmpa and/ (the) clods
יְדֻבָּֽקוּ
ye.du.Ba.ku H1692 HVPi3mp they are joined together
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
  • H1692 — דָּבַק (dâbaq, daw-bak'): a primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit; abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
  • H3332 — יָצַק (yâtsaq, yaw-tsak'): a primitive root; properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard; cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.
  • H4165 — מוּצָק (mûwtsâq, moo-tsawk'): from עָגִיל; properly, fusion, i.e. literally, a casting (of metal); figuratively, a mass (of clay); casting, hardness.
  • H6083 — עָפָר (ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'): from עָפַר; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
  • H7263 — רֶגֶב (regeb, reh'-gheb): from an unused root meaning to pile together; a lump of clay; clod.
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Reciprocal references (1): Job 37:13

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