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Who laid out the path for the lightning?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain and a way for the thunderbolt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Who has divided a channel for the overflowing <i>water,</i> Or a path for the thunderbolt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Who has split <i>open</i> a channel for the flood, And a way for the thunderbolt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Who has cleft a channel for the flood, Or a way for the thunderbolt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Who has cleft a channel for the flood, Or a way for the thunderbolt;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Who has cleft a conduit for the flood, Or a way for the thunderbolt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Who has prepared a channel for the torrents of rain <i>and</i> for the flood, Or a path for the thunderbolt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who cuts a channel for the flooding rain or clears the way for lightning,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who cuts a channel for the flooding rain or clears the way for lightning, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Who carves out a path for thunderstorms? Who sends torrents of rain <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Who made a channel for the flooding rains and a path for the thunderstorms<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Who dug a channel for the pouring rain and cleared the way for the thunderstorm? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Who cuts canals for storm floods, and paths for the lightning and thunder,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Who carves out a channel for the heavy rains, and a path for the rumble of thunder, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who has divided a conduit for the flood? And a way for the lightning of the voices?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who divided a channel for the overflowing, and a way for the lightning of the voices?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who gave a course to violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Who gave a course to the rainstorms, and a path to the resounding thunder,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Who has laid out a channel for the downpour and a path for the thunderstorm <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Who has cut a channel for the torrents of rain, and a way for the thunderbolt,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who causes a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And there was an appearance and a sound<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or a way for the lightning of the thunder;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And who prepared a course for the violent rain, and a way for the thunders;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5994" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">God Challenges Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth? <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6385.htm" title="6385: p̄il·laḡ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To split, divide. A primitive root; to split.">cuts</a> <a href="/hebrew/8585.htm" title="8585: tə·‘ā·lāh (N-fs) -- A channel, a bandage, plaster. From alah; a channel; also a bandage or plaster.">a channel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7858.htm" title="7858: laš·še·ṭep̄ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A flood. Or sheteph; from shataph; a deluge.">for the flood</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: wə·ḏe·reḵ (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">or clears a path</a> <a href="/hebrew/2385.htm" title="2385: la·ḥă·zîz (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A thunderbolt, lightning flash. From an unused root meaning to glare; a flash of lightning.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·lō·wṯ (N-mp) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the thunderbolt,</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Psalm 135:7</a></span><br />He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Jeremiah 10:13</a></span><br />When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Jeremiah 51:16</a></span><br />When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3</a></span><br />laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a></span><br />Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-28.htm">Proverbs 8:28-29</a></span><br />when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, / when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a></span><br />For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-4</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. / The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Genesis 2:5-6</a></span><br />Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted, for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. / But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16-18</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Psalm 148:8</a></span><br />lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who has divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-26.htm">Job 28:26</a></b></br> When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27,28</a></b></br> For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-3.htm">Job 37:3-6</a></b></br> He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/6-15.htm">Channel</a> <a href="/judges/15-11.htm">Cleft</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">Conduit</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/28-10.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Flaming</a> <a href="/job/37-15.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/job/33-3.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/job/34-11.htm">Path</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/job/37-2.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Thunderbolt</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Thunder's</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Thunderstorm</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Torrents</a> <a href="/job/29-10.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Water</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">Watercourse</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Waterflood</a> <a href="/job/37-10.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Channel</a> <a href="/psalms/60-2.htm">Cleft</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-3.htm">Conduit</a> <a href="/job/41-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/psalms/68-12.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/job/41-19.htm">Flaming</a> <a href="/job/41-18.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/job/38-34.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/job/39-19.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/job/40-11.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/job/41-32.htm">Path</a> <a href="/job/38-26.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/job/39-19.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Thunderbolt</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Thunder's</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Thunderstorm</a> <a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Torrents</a> <a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/job/38-26.htm">Water</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Watercourse</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Waterflood</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/job/38-35.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Job 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">God challenges Job to answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">and weakness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Who cuts a channel for the flood</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereignty and control over nature. In the context of Job, God is responding to Job's questioning by illustrating His unmatched power and wisdom. The imagery of cutting a channel for the flood suggests divine intervention in the natural order, reminiscent of the creation narrative where God separates waters and establishes boundaries (<a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Genesis 1:6-10</a>). This also echoes the parting of the Red Sea in <a href="/exodus/14.htm">Exodus 14</a>, where God makes a path through the waters for the Israelites, demonstrating His power to direct natural forces for His purposes. The "channel" can symbolize God's provision and guidance, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</a>, where God promises to make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.<p><b>or clears a path for the thunderbolt</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's control over the elements, specifically the storm. In ancient Near Eastern culture, storms were often associated with divine power and judgment. The thunderbolt, a symbol of God's might, is depicted as being directed by God Himself. This can be connected to <a href="/psalms/29.htm">Psalm 29</a>, where the voice of the Lord is described as powerful and full of majesty, breaking cedars and flashing forth flames of fire. The imagery of God clearing a path for the thunderbolt also points to His role as the ultimate judge, as seen in the prophetic literature where storms often symbolize God's judgment (e.g., <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Ezekiel 13:13</a>). Additionally, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who calms the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, demonstrating His authority over creation and His divine nature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, who undergoes severe trials and questions God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator, who speaks to Job out of the whirlwind, challenging Job's understanding of the universe.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/whirlwind.htm">Whirlwind</a></b><br>The medium through which God speaks to Job, symbolizing His power and majesty.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/flood.htm">Flood</a></b><br>Represents the natural forces controlled by God, emphasizing His sovereignty over creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/thunderbolt.htm">Thunderbolt</a></b><br>Another element of nature, illustrating God's control over powerful and awe-inspiring phenomena.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all creation, from the smallest raindrop to the mightiest thunderbolt.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Understand our limited perspective compared to God's infinite wisdom and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when we don't understand our circumstances, trust that God has a purpose and plan beyond our comprehension.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_power.htm">Reverence for God's Power</a></b><br>Cultivate a sense of awe and reverence for God's majesty as displayed in the natural world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Approach God with humility, acknowledging our inability to grasp the full scope of His creation and purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_permit_satan_to_test_job.htm">Why did God permit Satan to test Job?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_eccles._8_8_conflict_with_meteorology.htm">In Ecclesiastes 8:8, does the statement that no one can control the wind conflict with modern meteorological science and technology? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rain_control_fit_meteorology.htm">Zechariah 10:1: How can supernatural control of rain be reconciled with modern meteorology? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_anyone_be_vindicated_before_god.htm">In Job 25:4, how can anyone be vindicated before God if even those closest to Him are considered unclean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Who hath divided a watercourse.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">cleft a channel for the water-flood.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who hath divided a water-course for the overflowing of waters?</span> rather, as in the Revised Version, Who <span class="accented">hath cleft a channel for the water-flood? i.e.</span> Who has furrowed and seamed the ground (in Western Asia) with deep gullies, or "water-courses," for the rapid carrying off of the violent rains to which those regions are subject? The wadies of Syria and Arabia seem to be alluded to. They too are God's work, not Job's. <span class="cmt_word">Or a way for the lightning of thunder?</span> The "way" for the passage of the electric current is not marked out beforehand, like the way for the escape of the superfluous waters; but it is equally determined on and arranged previously by God, who has laid down the laws which it is bound to follow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cuts</span><br /><span class="heb">פִלַּ֣ג</span> <span class="translit">(p̄il·laḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6385.htm">Strong's 6385: </a> </span><span class="str2">To split, divide</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a channel</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּעָלָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(tə·‘ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8585.htm">Strong's 8585: </a> </span><span class="str2">A channel, a bandage, plaster</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the flood</span><br /><span class="heb">לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף</span> <span class="translit">(laš·še·ṭep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7858.htm">Strong's 7858: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flood -- a deluge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or clears a path</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏe·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֲזִ֥יז</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥă·zîz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2385.htm">Strong's 2385: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thunderbolt, lightning flash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the thunderbolt,</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹלֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(qō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-25.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:25 Who has cut a channel (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>