Job 37:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south [wind]?

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 6:17 : 17 What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Job 38:31 : 31 Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?
Ps 147:18 : 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Luke 12:55 : 55 And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 37:9-11
3 verses
79%
9Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.
10By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:
Job 37:14-16
3 verses
78%
14Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15Dost thou know how God layeth [his charge] upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Job 37:18
76%
18Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?
Job 38:24
76%
24By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
Isa 27:8
74%
8In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost contend with them; he hath removed [them] with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
Job 37:21-22
2 verses
73%
21And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.
22Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.
Luke 12:55
72%
55And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.
Job 37:6
72%
6For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.
Eccl 1:6
72%
6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
Ps 78:26
71%
26He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.
Ps 135:7
71%
7Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who maketh lightnings for the rain; Who bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries;
Job 38:33-34
2 verses
71%
33Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?
Ps 147:16-18
3 verses
71%
16He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?
18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Job 38:9
71%
9When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
Job 38:22
71%
22Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
Job 38:37-38
2 verses
70%
37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
38When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together?
Ps 74:17
70%
17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.
Jer 51:16
70%
16when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Ps 148:8
70%
8Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;
Prov 30:4
70%
4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Job 36:29
70%
29Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?
Job 38:4
70%
4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
Job 6:17
69%
17What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Job 38:18
69%
18Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
Job 39:26
69%
26Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?
Job 38:1
69%
1Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Job 36:27
69%
27For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,
Jer 10:13
69%
13when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Job 34:29
69%
29When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man:
Job 38:28-29
2 verses
69%
28Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Job 27:21
69%
21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.
Isa 14:7
69%
7The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Job 36:33
68%
33The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning [the storm] that cometh up.
Job 26:14
68%
14Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job 8:2
68%
2How long wilt thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind?
Job 30:22
68%
22Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride [upon it]; And thou dissolvest me in the storm.
Ps 19:6
68%
6His going forth is from the end of the heavens, And his circuit unto the ends of it; And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Job 6:26
68%
26Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?
Ps 107:29
68%
29He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still.
Job 38:13
68%
13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?