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its features stand out like those of a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />As the light approaches, the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal; it is robed in brilliant colors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It is changed like clay under the seal, and its features stand out like a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />It is turned as clay <i>to</i> the seal; and they stand as a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It takes on form like clay <i>under</i> a seal, And stands out like a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“It is changed like clay <i>under</i> the seal; And they stand out like a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It is changed like clay under the seal; And they stand forth like a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“It is changed like clay <i>under</i> the seal; And they stand forth like a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It is changed like clay <i>under</i> the seal; And they stand forth like clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The earth is changed like clay <i>into which</i> a seal is pressed; And the things [of the earth] stand out like a [multi-colored] garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth is changed as clay is by a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth is changed as clay is by a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />It is changed as clay under the seal; And all things stand forth as a garment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Early dawn outlines the hills like stitches on clothing or sketches on clay. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />It is changed as clay under the seal; and all things stand forth as a garment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The earth changes like clay stamped by a seal, and [parts of it] stand out like [folds in] clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Daylight makes the hills and valleys stand out like the folds of a garment, clear as the imprint of a seal on clay. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Like clay is molded by a signet ring, the earth's hills and valleys then stand out like the colors of a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features are dyed like a garment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It is changed as clay under the seal, and stands forth as a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />It turns itself as clay of a seal "" And they station themselves as clothed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />It shall be turned as clay to the seal; and they shall stand as clothing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The seal shall be restored as clay, and shall stand as a garment : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The seal will be restored like clay, and it will remain in place like a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The earth is changed as clay by the seal, and dyed like a garment; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is changed like clay under the seal, and it is dyed like a garment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So that their bodies shall be turned into clay, and be thrown into a heap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Their bodies shall be changed like clay, and they shall rise as clothing<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />It is changed as clay under the seal; And they stand as a garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Or didst thou take clay of the ground, and form a living creature, and set it with the power of speech upon the earth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-14.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=5932" 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">13</span>that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it? <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: tiṯ·hap·pêḵ (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3fs) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">The earth takes shape</a> <a href="/hebrew/2563.htm" title="2563: kə·ḥō·mer (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- From chamar; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. Of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay; also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure.">like clay</a> <a href="/hebrew/2368.htm" title="2368: ḥō·w·ṯām (N-ms) -- A seal, signet ring. Or chotham; from chatham; a signature-ring.">under a seal;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3320.htm" title="3320: wə·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To set or station oneself, take one's stand. A primitive root; to place; reflexively, to station, offer, continue.">its hills stand out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/3830.htm" title="3830: lə·ḇūš (N-ms) -- A garment, clothing, raiment. Or lbush; from labash; a garment; by implication A wife.">the folds of a garment.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken.…<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="/genesis/1-3.htm">Genesis 1:3-5</a></span><br />And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. / And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. / God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Psalm 104:20-23</a></span><br />You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl. / The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. / The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-25.htm">Jeremiah 33:25</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a></span><br />The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1-6</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. / Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. / Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-2</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Daniel 2:22</a></span><br />He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:7</a></span><br />Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-12.htm">Psalm 139:12</a></span><br />even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a></span><br />In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></span><br />For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-14</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. / Test and prove what pleases the Lord. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">1 John 1:5-7</a></span><br />And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. / If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. / But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.</p><p class="hdg">as a</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2,6</a></b></br> Who coverest <i>thyself</i> with light as <i>with</i> a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/30-21.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/job/33-6.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/job/37-22.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/exodus/39-34.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/judges/5-30.htm">Dyed</a> <a href="/job/38-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Features</a> <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/38-9.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/job/38-9.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/job/9-7.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-2.htm">Shape</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">Stamp</a> <a href="/job/37-14.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/job/33-5.htm">Station</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Wet</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/42-10.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/job/41-30.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/job/39-19.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-16.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Dyed</a> <a href="/job/38-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-12.htm">Features</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/41-13.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/job/41-15.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/mark/14-59.htm">Shape</a> <a href="/job/41-15.htm">Stamp</a> <a href="/job/39-24.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">Station</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/38-37.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/39-22.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/job/41-30.htm">Wet</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>The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;</b><br>This phrase evokes the imagery of an ancient practice where a seal was pressed into soft clay to leave an impression. In the biblical context, this reflects God's sovereign power in creation, shaping the earth with precision and purpose. The imagery of clay is also used in <a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a>, where God is the potter and humanity is the clay, emphasizing His authority and creative power. The seal represents authority and ownership, suggesting that the earth is under God's dominion. This imagery can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as the image of the invisible God (<a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>), imprinting His divine nature upon creation.<p><b>its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.</b><br>The comparison of hills to the folds of a garment suggests the intricate and deliberate design of the earth's topography. This imagery highlights the beauty and complexity of creation, which is often used in Scripture to point to God's wisdom and majesty (<a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a>). The cultural context of the time would have seen garments as valuable and carefully crafted, much like the earth itself. This phrase can also be connected to the idea of God clothing the earth, as seen in <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12-13</a>, where the hills are clothed with gladness. The folds of a garment imply movement and life, reflecting the dynamic nature of creation under God's care.<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/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>The subject of God's creation, described metaphorically in this verse.<br><br>4. <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>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The event and ongoing process of God forming and sustaining the universe, highlighted in this passage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>God is the ultimate Creator, shaping the earth with precision and purpose. This reminds us of His authority over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Like Job, we must recognize our limited understanding of God's ways. We are called to trust in His wisdom and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_creation.htm">The Beauty of Creation</a></b><br>The imagery of the earth taking shape like clay under a seal highlights the beauty and order in God's creation, encouraging us to appreciate and steward it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_response_to_suffering.htm">God's Response to Suffering</a></b><br>In the midst of Job's suffering, God redirects his focus to His majesty and control, teaching us to find comfort in God's omnipotence during our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_humility.htm">The Role of Humility</a></b><br>Job's encounter with God teaches us humility, reminding us that we are part of a larger creation that God masterfully orchestrates.<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/what_constitutes_the_seal_of_god.htm">What constitutes the Seal of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_science_behind_job_38_8-11's_sea_limits.htm">In Job 38:8-11, is there any scientific basis for God setting literal boundaries for the sea as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_14_13-14_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Does Isaiah 14:13-14's description of ascending to heaven reflect a literal cosmic event, and if not, why does the text use such lofty imagery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_zedekiah_ignore_yet_seek_jeremiah.htm">In Jeremiah 37:2, how can we reconcile the claim that King Zedekiah and his officials refused to listen to God's word with other passages suggesting they occasionally sought Jeremiah's counsel?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">As clay to the seal.</span>--In the darkness every object is without form and void, just as clay or wax, which has no distinctness of shape till the seal is applied, and then the impression is clear and manifest. So with the coming of the daylight after darkness. We should rather render, <span class= "ital">It is changed as clay under the seal, and all things stand forth as in their proper raiment.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">It is turned as clay to the seal</span>; rather, <span class="accented">it changes as the clay of a seal.</span> The seals of the Babylonians, Assyrians, and others were commonly impressed upon clay, and not upon wax (Lsyard, 'Nineveh and Babylon,' pp. 153-156). As the seal changed the clay from a dull, shapeless lump to a figured surface, so the coming of the dawn changes the earth from an indistinct mass to one diversified with form and colour. As M. Renan explains, "L'aurore fair our la terre l'effet d'un sceau sur la torte sigillee, en dormant de laforme, et du relief, a la surface do l'univers, qui pendant la nuit est somme un chaos indistinct." And they stand as a garment; rather, <span class="accented">and things stand out as a garment</span> or as <span class="accented">on a garment -</span> a richly embroidered dress is intended, on which the pattern stands out in relief. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-14.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">The earth takes shape</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ</span> <span class="translit">(tiṯ·hap·pêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like clay</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּחֹ֣מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḥō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2563.htm">Strong's 2563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[under] a seal;</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2368.htm">Strong's 2368: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seal, signet ring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its hills stand out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3320.htm">Strong's 3320: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set or station oneself, take one's stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמ֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the folds of a garment.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֽוּשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇūš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3830.htm">Strong's 3830: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garment, clothing, raiment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-14.htm">Job 38:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:14 It is changed as clay under (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:15" /></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>