The Meaning of Job 37:17 Explained

Job 37:17

KJV: How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

YLT: How thy garments are warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?

Darby: How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

ASV: How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south wind ?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

How thy garments  [are] warm,  when he quieteth  the earth  by the south  [wind]? 

What does Job 37:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 37:1-24 - The Light In The Clouds
As Elihu spoke a thunder-storm was gathering, and much of the imagery of this chapter is suggested by that fact. The little group listened to the sound of God's voice in the thunder. Peal followed peal without cessation, Job 37:4. The lightly-falling snow and the drenching showers are alike His work, whether they restrain men from their labor in the fields or drive the beasts to their dens, Job 37:8. From the storm Elihu turns naturally to the winter, with its ice and snow, and the frost that binds up the flow of the streams, Job 37:10. All these perform God's bidding in the earth.
How little we know of atmospheric phenomena! Why the north and south winds blow, what is the real nature of the azure, and what the red and gold of the northern lights! We cannot find out the Almighty. He is great and glorious, and cannot be unjust. But let us be more eager to look for the bright light in the clouds. It is always there. A rainbow for every storm; an arbor for every difficult hill; a sure hiding-place in every tempest. Such is Jesus to all who love and trust Him. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 37

1  God is to be feared because of his great works
15  His wisdom is unsearchable in them

What do the individual words in Job 37:17 mean?

why [are] your garments hot when He quiets the earth by the south [wind]
אֲשֶׁר־ בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם

אֲשֶׁר־  why 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ  [are]  your  garments 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
חַמִּ֑ים  hot 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חָם  
Sense: hot, warm.
בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט  when  He  quiets 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁקַט  
Sense: to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed.
אֶ֝֗רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מִדָּרֽוֹם  by  the  south  [wind] 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּרֹום  
Sense: south.

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