Job 37:9
Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.
In Context
8Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.
10By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
Cross References
Job 38:1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
Psalms 147:17He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
Isaiah 21:1The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweeping on, it cometh from the wilderness, from a dreadful land.
Matthew Henry on Job 37:7-14
6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. 7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. 8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. 9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. 10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. 11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: 12 And it is turned round about by… Read the whole commentary →