Job 38:30
As a stone waters are hidden, And the face of the deep is captured.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
In Context
29From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it?
31Dost thou bind sweet influences of Kimah? Or the attractions of Kesil dost thou open?
Cross References
Job 37:10From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is straitened,
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 →