Job 37:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תַּרְקִ֣יעַ עִ֭מּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים חֲ֝זָקִ֗ים כִּרְאִ֥י מוּצָֽק׃

Transliteration

tarqîaʿ ʿimmô li-šḥāqîm ḥăzāqîm kir-ʾî mûṣāq

Grammar Details

*tarqîaʿ*: hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you spread out/hammer out
*ʿimmô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him
*li-šḥāqîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - for the skies/clouds
*ḥăzāqîm*: adjective, masculine plural - strong/firm
*kir-ʾî*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - like mirror/like appearance
*mûṣāq*: hophal participle, masculine singular - poured out/cast/molten

Word Meanings

*tarqîaʿ*: spread out/hammer out/beat out/make firm
*šḥāqîm*: skies/clouds/heavens
*ḥăzāqîm*: strong/firm/hard
*rəʾî*: mirror/appearance/looking glass
*mûṣāq*: poured out/cast/molten/solidified

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 44:24 : 24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Ps 104:2 : 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Exod 38:8 : 8 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Job 9:8-9 : 8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. 9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
Gen 1:6-8 : 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Ps 148:4-6 : 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
Ps 150:1 : 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Prov 8:27 : 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
Isa 40:12 : 12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Isa 40:22 : 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

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