Job 37:17
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
In Context
16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
18can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze?
Cross References
Job 6:17but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.
Psalms 147:18He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
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 →