Job 38:29
Out of whose womb cometh forth the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven—who giveth birth to it?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
In Context
28Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew?
30[When] like a stone the waters are congealed, and the face of the deep is bound in fetters?
Cross References
Job 37:10From the breathing of God ice is given, and the broad waters become solid.
Psalms 147:16He who dispenseth snow like wool; who streweth about the hoarfrost like ashes;
Matthew Henry on Job 38:26-41
God's Sovereign Dominion and Goodness. ( b. c. 1520.) 25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 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… Read the whole commentary →