JOB 38:38 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Κέχυται δὲ ὥσπερ γῆ κονία, κεκόλληκα δὲ αὐτὸν ὥσπερ λίθῳ κύβον.
(Keⱪutai de hōsper gaʸ konia, kekollaʸka de auton hōsper lithōi kubon. )

BrTr For it is spread out as dusty earth, and I have cemented it as one hewn stone to another.

ULT in the hardening of the dust into a mass,
⇔ and the clods stick together?

UST after it has not rained for such a long time
⇔ that the ground is hard and dry?

BSB when the dust hardens into a mass
⇔ and the clods of earth stick together?

OEB When the dust runneth into a mass
⇔ And the clods cleave firmly together?

WEBBE when the dust runs into a mass,
⇔ and the clods of earth stick together?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET when the dust hardens into a mass,
⇔ and the clumps of earth stick together?

LSV In the hardening of dust into hardness,
And clods cleave together?

FBV when the dust has baked into a solid mass?[fn]

38:38 In other words, who can cause the rain to fall when the earth is parched?

T4T with the result that the dry ground becomes hard
⇔ as the dry ◄clods/lumps of soil► become wet and stick together?

LEB • the flowing of the dust into a cast and the clods cling together?

BBE When the earth becomes hard as metal, and is joined together in masses?

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?

ASV When the dust runneth into a mass,
⇔ And the clods cleave fast together?

DRA When was the dust poured on the earth, and the clods fastened together?

YLT In the hardening of dust into hardness, And clods cleave together?

Drby When the dust runneth as into a molten mass, and the clods cleave fast together?

RV When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?

Wbstr When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

KJB-1769 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?[fn]

38.38 groweth…: or, is turned into mire: Heb. is poured

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]When the dust groweeh into hardnesse, and the clods cleaue fast together?

38:38 Or, when the dust is turned into myre.

38:38 Heb. is powred.

Bshps To cause the earth to grow into hardnesse, & the clots to cleaue fast together?
(To cause the earth to grow into hardnesse, and the clots to cleaue fast together?)

Gnva When the earth groweth into hardnesse, and the clottes are fast together?

Cvdl who turneth the clottes to dust, & the to be clottes agayne?
(who turneth the clottes to dust, and the to be clottes again?)

Wyc Whanne dust was foundid in the erthe, and clottis weren ioyned togidere?
(When dust was foundid in the earth, and clottis were joined together?)

Luth wenn der Staub begossen wird, daß er zuhaufe läuft und die Klöße aneinander kleben?
(wenn the/of_the dust begossen wird, that he zuhaufe läuft and the Klöße aneinander kleben?)

ClVg Quando fundebatur pulvis in terra, et glebæ compingebantur?
(When fundebatur pulvis in terra, and glebæ compingebantur? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠צֶ֣קֶת עָ֭פָר לַ⁠מּוּצָ֑ק וּ⁠רְגָבִ֥ים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ

in/on/at/with,runs dust into_the,mass and,clods stick_together

Yahweh is describing how the dust of the ground hardens into a mass* and how the clods of earth stick together by association to refer to a prolonged period of drought. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to water the earth when it is very dry from a long drought”

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