Job 37:18
Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
In Context
17Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?
19Shew us what we may say to him : for we are wrapped up in darkness.
Cross References
Genesis 1:6And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Job 9:8Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the waves of the sea.
Psalms 148:4Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names.
Proverbs 8:27When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths:
Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.
Matthew Henry on Job 37:15-21
14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. 15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? 16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? 17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? 18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? 19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason… Read the whole commentary →