Job 38:24

22 Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,

23 which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?

25 Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,

26 to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
KJV
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
WEB
By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?
ASV
By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
DARBY
By what way is the light parted, [and] the east wind scattered upon the earth?
BLB
Where [is] this, the way light is apportioned? The east wind is scattered over the earth.
ÅB
Hva vei følger lyset når det deler seg, og østenvinden når den spreder seg over jorden?
OTB
Hvor er veien dit hvor lyset fordeles,
eller østvinden spres over jorden?
B1930
Hvad vei følger lyset når det deler sig, og østenvinden når den spreder sig over jorden?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 38:12–13

    In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,

    Read in context
  • Jonah 4:8

    As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

    Read in context
  • Matthew 24:27

    For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

    Read in context