Job 37:10

By the breath of God ice is given; 1 the expanse of the waters is frozen like metal. 1

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In The King James Version

By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

In Context

9The storm comes from its chamber in the south 1 and the cold from the scattering winds in the north. 1

11Indeed, he weighs down the thick cloud with moisture; 1 he scatters his lightning through the clouds. 1

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Cross References

Job 38:29Out of whose womb did the ice come? 1 Who bore the white frost out of the sky? 1

Psalms 78:47He destroyed their vines with hail 1 and their sycamore trees with more hail. 1

Psalms 147:17He dispenses the hail like crumbs, 1 who can withstand the cold he sends? 1

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 →

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