Job 38:24

22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

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

    Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

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  • Jonah 4:8

    And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

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  • Matthew 24:27

    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.

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