JOB 38:36 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Who has put wisdom in the clouds,
⇔ or who has given understanding to the mist?

BSB  ⇔ Who has put wisdom in the heart [fn]
⇔ or given understanding to the mind?

38:36 Or Who has given the ibis wisdom, that is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile

OEB Who hath set in the fleecy clouds wisdom?
⇔ Or given to the meteor insight?

WEB Who has put wisdom in the inward parts?
⇔ Or who has given understanding to the mind?

NET Who has put wisdom in the heart,
 ⇔ or has imparted understanding to the mind?

LSV Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the covered part?

FBV Who has placed wisdom inside people? Who has given understanding to the mind?[fn]

38:36 The interpretation of this verse is unclear and many possible translations have been suggested.

T4T Who enables the clouds to know when they should cause rain to fall?

LEB • [fn] or who has given understanding to the rooster?[fn]

?:? Or “inner parts”

?:? Or “mind”

BBE Who has put wisdom in the high clouds, or given knowledge to the lights of the north?

MOF No MOF JOB book available

JPS Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

ASV Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?
 ⇔ Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

DRA Who hath put wisdom in the heart of man? or who gave the cock understanding?

YLT Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?

DBY Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?

RV Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?

WBS Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

KJB Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
(Who hath/has put wisdom in the inward parts/region? or who hath/has given understanding to the heart? )

BB Who hath put wysdome in the reynes? or who hath geuen the heart vnderstanding?
(Who hath/has put wisdom in the reynes? or who hath/has given the heart understanding?)

GNV Who hath put wisedome in the reines? or who hath giuen the heart vnderstanding?
(Who hath/has put wisdom in the reines? or who hath/has given the heart understanding? )

CB Who geueth sure wisdome, or stedfast vnderstodinge?
(Who giveth/gives sure wisdome, or stedfast understanding?)

WYC Who puttide wisdoom in the entrailis of man, ethir who yaf vndurstondyng to the cok?
(Who puttide wisdoom in the entrailis of man, ethir who gave understondyng to the cok?)

LUT Wer gibt die Weisheit ins Verborgene? Wer gibt verständige Gedanken?
(Who gibt the Weisheit into_the Verborgene? Who gibt sensiblee Gedanken?)

CLV Quis posuit in visceribus hominis sapientiam? vel quis dedit gallo intelligentiam?
(Who posuit in visceribus hominis wisdom? or who/any he_gave gallo intelligentiam? )

BRN And who has given to women skill in weaving, or knowledge of embroidery?

BrLXX Τίς δὲ ἔδωκε γυναιξὶν ὑφάσματος σοφίαν, ἢ ποικιλτικὴν ἐπιστήμην;
(Tis de edōke gunaixin hufasmatos sofian, aʸ poikiltikaʸn epistaʸmaʸn? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִי־שָׁ֭ת בַּ⁠טֻּח֣וֹת חָכְמָ֑ה א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָתַ֖ן לַ⁠שֶּׂ֣כְוִי בִינָֽה

who? he/it_placed/appointed in/on/at/with,heart wisdom or who? he/it_gave to_the,mind discernment

The meaning of the terms translated clouds and mist is no longer clear, although these terms seem to refer to some phenomena of the skies, since that is the subject of verses 22–38. However, some versions nevertheless translate these terms as references to parts of the human body or to birds. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the terms that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use terms comparable to the ones that the ULT uses.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

מִי־שָׁ֭ת בַּ⁠טֻּח֣וֹת חָכְמָ֑ה א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָתַ֖ן לַ⁠שֶּׂ֣כְוִי בִינָֽה

who? he/it_placed/appointed in/on/at/with,heart wisdom or who? he/it_gave to_the,mind discernment

If the terms translated clouds and mist do refer to phenomena of the skies, Yahweh is speaking of these phenomena as if they were living things that could have wisdom and understanding to know where they should form and when. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Who makes sure that clouds and mist form in the right places at the right times”

Parallel JOB 38:36