Job 38:14
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.
- KJV
- It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
- WEB
- It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.
- ASV
- It is changed as clay under the seal; And [all things] stand forth as a garment:
- DARBY
- It is changed like the signet-clay; and [all things] stand forth as in a garment:
- BLB
- It is turned over like clay under a seal, and they stand out like a garment.
- ÅB
- Jorden tar da form slik som leire under seglet, og tingene treder fram som en kappe,
- OTB
- Jorden tar form som leire under et segl;
dens trekk trer fram som et klesplagg. - B1930
- Jorden tar da form likesom ler under seglet, og tingene treder frem som et klædebon,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 104:6
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
Read in contextPsalms 104:2
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
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