JOB 38:25 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τίς δὲ ἡτοίμασεν ὑετῷ λάβρῳ ῥύσιν, ὁδὸν δὲ κυδοιμῶν,
(Tis de haʸtoimasen huetōi labrōi ɽusin, hodon de kudoimōn, )

BrTr And who prepared a course for the violent rain, and a way for the thunders;

ULT Who cut a channel for the downpour,
⇔ or a way for the lightning of the thunder,

UST Could you make rain fall in a certain place?
⇔ Could you make a rainstorm go in a certain direction

BSB ⇔ Who cuts a channel for the flood
⇔ or clears a path for the thunderbolt,

OEB Who cleft for the torrents a channel,
⇔ A path for the flash of the lightning–

WEBBE ⇔ Who has cut a channel for the flood water,
⇔ or the path for the thunderstorm,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Who carves out a channel for the heavy rains,
⇔ and a path for the rumble of thunder,

LSV Who has divided a conduit for the flood? And a way for the lightning of the voices?

FBV Who cuts a channel for the rain to flow? Who creates a path for the thunderbolt?

T4T Who created the channels in which the rain comes down from the sky?
⇔ Who makes the roads for the thunder/lightning?

LEB • and a way for the[fn]

38:1 Literally “bolt of thunders”

BBE By whom has the way been cut for the flowing of the rain, and the flaming of the thunder;

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;

ASV ⇔ Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood,
⇔ Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

DRA Who gave a course to violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder:

YLT Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?

Drby Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;

RV Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;

Wbstr Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

KJB-1769 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
(Who hath/has divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; )

KJB-1611 Who hath diuided a water-course for the ouerflowing of waters? or a way for the lightning of thunder,
(Who hath/has divided a water-course for the ouerflowing of waters? or a way for the lightning of thunder,)

Bshps Who deuideth the waters into diuers chanels? or who maketh a way for the lightening and thunder,
(Who deuideth the waters into diverse/various chanels? or who maketh a way for the lightening and thunder,)

Gnva Who hath deuided the spowtes for the raine? or the way for the lightning of ye thunders,
(Who hath/has divided the spowtes for the raine? or the way for the lightning of ye/you_all thunders, )

Cvdl Who deuydeth the abundauce of waters in to ryuers, or who maketh a waye for the stormy wether,
(Who deuydeth the abundauce of waters in to rivers, or who maketh a way for the stormy wether,)

Wycl Who yaf cours to the strongeste reyn,
(Who gave cours to the strongeste reyn,)

Luth Wer hat dem Platzregen seinen Lauf ausgeteilet und den Weg dem Blitze und Donner,
(Who has to_him Platzregen his Lauf ausgeteilet and the path to_him Blitze and Donner,)

ClVg Quis dedit vehementissimo imbri cursum, et viam sonantis tonitrui,
(Who he_gave vehementissimo imbri cursum, and road sonantis tonitrui, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פִלַּ֣ג לַ⁠שֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה

cuts for_the,torrents_of_rain channel

Yahweh is speaking as if a channel had literally been cut in the sky in order to direct the downpour of rain to certain locations (such as the next two verses describe). If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “made sure that rain would fall in certain places”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ֝⁠דֶ֗רֶךְ לַ⁠חֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת

and,way for,bolts thunder

Yahweh is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “or who made a way for the lightning of the thunder”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ֝⁠דֶ֗רֶךְ לַ⁠חֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת

and,way for,bolts thunder

Yahweh seems to be using this possessive form to mean both lightning and thunder, and he seems to be using both of them to mean the thunderstorm in which they would occur. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “or who made a way for the thunderstorm” or “or who directed the thunderstorm to the right place”

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