Job 37:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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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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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 9:9 : 9 That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
Isa 21:1 : 1 The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.
Zech 9:14 : 14 And Jehovah shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
Job 38:1 : 1 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Ps 104:3 : 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

Similar Verses (AI)

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Job 37:21-22
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Job 37:10
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Job 37:17
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Ps 135:7
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Job 38:29-30
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74%
29Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
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26He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.
Job 38:24
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24By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
Jer 23:19
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19Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.
Job 27:21
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21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.
Jer 30:23
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23Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, a sweeping tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.
Isa 21:1
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Job 37:8
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Job 40:6
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6Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Jer 10:13
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Jer 51:16
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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.
Job 9:9
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Jer 4:12
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12a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.
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.
2 Sam 22:9
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Zech 6:8
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Job 4:9
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Ezek 1:4
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4And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.
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69%
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69%
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Prov 25:23
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23The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.