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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/38.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />when the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, and the surface of the water freezes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The waters become hard like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The waters are hid as <i>with</i> a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is interlocked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Water becomes like stone [and hides itself], And the surface of the deep is frozen <i>and</i> imprisoned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when water becomes as hard as stone, and the surface of the watery depths is frozen?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when water becomes as hard as stone, and the surface of the watery depths is frozen? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The waters hide themselves and become like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />that fall in winter, when streams and lakes freeze solid as a rock? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The waters are hidden as with stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The water hardens like a stone, and the surface of the ocean freezes over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />which turn the waters to stone and freeze the face of the sea? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />when water solidifies like stone and the surface of the deepest sea freezes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />when the waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen solid? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Waters are hidden as a stone, "" And the face of the deep is captured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As a stone waters are hidden, And the face of the deep is captured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The waters shall be hid as a stone, and the face of the depth will be taken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The waters are hardened like a stone, and the surface of the deep is congealed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The waters are hardened to become like stone, and the surface of the abyss freezes over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the waters lie covered as though with stone that holds captive the surface of the deep? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The waters become hard like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The waters are hardened like a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The waters are hardened like stone, and the surfaces of the depths are frozen<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The waters are congealed like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />which descends like flowing water? who has terrified the face of the ungodly?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-30.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=6020" 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">29</span>From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven, <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">when the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/2244.htm" title="2244: yiṯ·ḥab·bā·’ū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- To withdraw, hide. A primitive root; to secrete.">become hard</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: kā·’e·ḇen (Prep-k, Art:: N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">as stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: ū·p̄ə·nê (Conj-w:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">and the surface</a> <a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="8415: ṯə·hō·wm (N-cs) -- Deep, sea, abyss. Or thom; from huwm; an abyss, especially the deep.">of the deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: yiṯ·lak·kā·ḏū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">is frozen?</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?…<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/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17-18</a></span><br />He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast? / He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalm 33:7</a></span><br />He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9-10</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. / God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></span><br />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="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Psalm 104:9</a></span><br />You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.<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="/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="/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2</a></span><br />The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8</a></span><br />At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-47.htm">Psalm 78:47-48</a></span><br />He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet. / He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.<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/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25-29</a></span><br />For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. / They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish. / They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a></span><br />“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.</p><p class="hdg">the face</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-10.htm">Job 37:10</a></b></br> By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.</p><p class="hdg">frozen.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/36-8.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Congealed</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/38-17.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/37-10.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/job/37-10.htm">Frozen</a> <a href="/job/37-18.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/job/29-8.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/37-4.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">Imprisoned</a> <a href="/job/29-10.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/job/38-6.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/job/38-14.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/38-7.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Congealed</a> <a href="/job/38-34.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/41-31.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/39-22.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/job/37-10.htm">Frozen</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/job/40-13.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/40-13.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm">Imprisoned</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/job/38-37.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/job/41-24.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/job/41-13.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/job/39-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/38-34.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/38-34.htm">Waters</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>when the waters become hard as stone</b><br>This phrase refers to the transformation of water into ice, a natural phenomenon that would have been observed in the ancient Near East, particularly in regions with cold winters. In the context of Job, this imagery underscores God's control over nature, highlighting His power and sovereignty. The hardening of water into stone-like ice can symbolize the firmness and unchangeability of God's decrees. Biblically, water often represents chaos or the unknown, and its transformation into something solid and stable can be seen as God's ability to bring order out of chaos. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages that emphasize God's dominion over creation, such as <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17-18</a>, where God is described as sending ice like morsels and then melting it with His word.<p><b>and the surface of the deep is frozen?</b><br>The "deep" often refers to the primordial waters or the abyss, symbolizing the chaotic elements of creation. In <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, the Spirit of God hovers over the "face of the deep," indicating God's presence and authority over the chaotic waters. The freezing of the deep suggests a divine act of control and order over the natural world. In ancient Near Eastern cosmology, the deep was sometimes personified as a chaotic force that needed to be subdued by a deity. Here, the freezing of the deep serves as a metaphor for God's ability to impose His will upon creation, bringing stability and order. This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who calms the stormy seas in the Gospels, demonstrating His authority over the natural and spiritual realms.<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, Job is the central figure in the Book of Job. He undergoes severe trials and questions God's justice, leading to God's response in chapters 38-41.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, God speaks to Job out of the whirlwind, challenging Job's understanding of the world and his place in it.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_deep.htm">The Deep</a></b><br>Refers to the vast, mysterious waters of the earth, often symbolizing chaos and the unknown in ancient Near Eastern thought.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_whirlwind.htm">The Whirlwind</a></b><br>The medium through which God speaks to Job, symbolizing God's power and majesty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Job 38</a> is God's discourse on the wonders of creation, emphasizing His sovereignty and wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>God controls the elements, including the freezing of water, demonstrating His supreme authority over creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Job's inability to comprehend or control natural phenomena like the freezing of the deep serves as a reminder of human limitations in contrast to God's infinite wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_wisdom.htm">Trust in God's Wisdom</a></b><br>In times of uncertainty or suffering, believers are encouraged to trust in God's wisdom and sovereignty, as He governs all aspects of creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_creation.htm">The Majesty of Creation</a></b><br>Reflecting on the wonders of creation, such as the transformation of water to ice, can lead to a deeper appreciation of God's creative power and majesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Recognizing our limited understanding should lead us to humility and reverence before God, who orchestrates the complexities of the universe.<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_does_the_bible_say_on_road_rage.htm">Who existed before Abraham?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_jeremiah's_cistern.htm">In Jeremiah 38:6, is there archaeological or historical evidence for such a cistern deep enough and muddy enough to endanger Jeremiah's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_38_16_mention_sea_springs.htm">Why does Job 38:16 assume the existence of 'springs of the sea,' given that deep-sea hydrothermal vents were only discovered relatively recently?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_14_19_conflict_with_miracles.htm">In Job 14:19, is the natural, erosive power of water wearing down stones at odds with the miracles and divine interventions reported elsewhere in scripture?</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>(30) <span class= "bld">The waters are hid.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">The waters hide themselves and become like stone. </span>Water loses its familiar quality, and is turned into stone.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> <span class="cmt_word">The waters are hid as with a stone</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the waters are hardened</span> <span class="accented">like unto stone.</span> When the frost comes, the waters are congealed and rendered as hard as stone. (So Dillmann and Canon Cook<span class="cmt_word">.) And the face of the deep is frozen</span>. By "the deep" (<span class="hebrew">תּהום</span>) is certainly not meant here either the open ocean, which, in the latitudes known to the dwellers in South Western Asia, never freezes, or the Mediterranean. Some of the lakes which abound in the regions inhabited by Job and his friends are probably meant. These may occasionally have been thinly coated with ice in the times when the Book of Job was written (see the comment on Job 6:16). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-30.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">when the waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">become hard</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·ḥab·bā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2244.htm">Strong's 2244: </a> </span><span class="str2">To withdraw, hide</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as stone,</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּ֭אֶבֶן</span> <span class="translit">(kā·’e·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the surface</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the deep</span><br /><span class="heb">תְ֝ה֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·hō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm">Strong's 8415: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abyss, the deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is frozen?</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·lak·kā·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-30.htm">Job 38:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-30.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:30 The waters become hard like stone when (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:31" /></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>