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Job 38:29

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 38:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Job 38:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 38

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27To satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
28Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.
31Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?
32Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Out of whose womb came the ice? etc.] The parent of the rain and dew is the parent of the ice also, and he only; it is therefore called “his ice”, his child, his offspring, (<19E717>Psalm 147:17). Here the Lord is represented as a mother, and so he is by Orpheus f1318 called “metropator”, or “motherfather”; and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? this is of God, and by his breath; (see <183710>Job 37:10).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“job 38:29Job 37:10.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Out of whose womb came the ice? - That is, who has caused or produced it? The idea is, that it was not by any human agency, or in any known way by which living beings were propagated. And the hoary frost of heaven - Which seems to fall from heaven. The sense is, that it is caused wholly by God; see the notes at Job 37:10. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Job 38:8, Job 6:16, Job 37:10; Psa 147:16, Psa 147:17 Job 38:30”
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