Job 38:24
What is the way to the place where the light is divided, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
KJV1611 – Modern English
By what way is the light distributed, which scatters the east wind upon the earth?
King James Version 1611 (Original)
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
By what{H335} way{H1870} is the light{H216} parted,{H2505} Or the east wind{H6921} scattered{H6327} upon the earth?{H776}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
By what{H335} way{H1870} is the light{H216} parted{H2505}{(H8735)}, which scattereth{H6327}{(H8686)} the east wind{H6921} upon the earth{H776}?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
By what waye is the light parted, & the heate dealt out vpon earth?
Geneva Bible (1560)
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the East winde vpon the earth?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
By what way is the light parted? and into what land breaketh the east winde?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Webster's Bible (1833)
By what way is the lightning distributed, Or the east wind scattered on the earth?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Where `is' this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth.
American Standard Version (1901)
By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
American Standard Version (1901)
By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Which is the way to the place where the wind is measured out, and the east wind sent out over the earth?
World English Bible (2000)
By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
In what direction is lightning dispersed, or the east winds scattered over the earth?
Referenced Verses
- Job 38:12-13 : 12 Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place, 13 that it might take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
- Jonah 4:8 : 8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wished to die and said, 'It is better for me to die than to live.'
- Matt 24:27 : 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
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33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up their dominion over the earth?
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12 Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place,
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