Job 37:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

taḥat-kol-haš-šāmayim yišrēhû wə-ʾôrô ʿal-kanpôt hā-ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

*taḥat*: preposition - under/beneath
*kol*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of/whole of
*haš-šāmayim*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens
*yišrēhû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he lets it loose/directs it
*wə-ʾôrô*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his light
*ʿal*: preposition - upon/over
*kanpôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - corners/edges/extremities
*hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth

Word Meanings

*yišrēhû*: lets it loose/sends it forth/directs it/unleashes it
*kanpôt*: corners/edges/extremities/wings/borders

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 38:13 : 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Isa 11:12 : 12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Matt 24:27 : 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Rev 11:19 : 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Ps 77:13 : 13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
Ps 97:4 : 4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

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