Job 28:25–26
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28:25When he made37 the force of the wind
and measured38 the waters with a gauge.
28:26When he imposed a limit39 for the rain,
and a path for the thunderstorm,40
Footnotes
- 37 Heb “he gave weight to the wind.” The form is the infinitive construct with the ל (lamed) preposition. Some have emended it to change the preposition to the temporal בּ (bet) on the basis of some of the versions (e.g., Latin and ) that have “who made.” This is workable, for the infinitive would then take on the finite tense of the previous verbs. An infinitive of purpose does not work well, for that would be saying God looked everywhere in order to give wind its proper weight (see R. Gordis, Job, 310).
- 38 The verb is the Piel perfect, meaning “to estimate the measure” of something. In the verse, the perfect verb continues the function of the infinitive preceding it, as if it had a ו (vav) prefixed to it. Whatever usage that infinitive had, this verb is to continue it (see §114.r).
- 39 Or “decree.”
- 40 Or “thunderbolt,” i.e., lightning. Heb “the roaring of voices/sounds,” which describes the nature of the storm.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
When he gave to the wind its weight
and apportioned the waters by measure,
when he made a decree for the rain
and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When he established the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,
when he made a decree for the rain
and a path for the thunderstorm,
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When God fixed the weight of the wind
and distributed the water by measure,
when he established a limit for the rain
and a path for the lightning,
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NLTNew Living Translation
He decided how hard the winds should blow
and how much rain should fall.
He made the laws for the rain
and laid out a path for the lightning.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
When he gave weight to the wind
and he apportioned the waters by measure,
when he made a rule for the rain
and a way for the thunder’s lightning bolt,
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KJV 1900King James Version
To make the weight for the winds;
And he weigheth the waters by measure.
When he made a decree for the rain,
And a way for the lightning of the thunder:
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