The Meaning of Job 38:22 Explained

Job 38:22

KJV: Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

YLT: Hast thou come in unto the treasure of snow? Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see?

Darby: Hast thou entered into the storehouses of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,

ASV: Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Hast thou entered  into the treasures  of the snow?  or hast thou seen  the treasures  of the hail, 

What does Job 38:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 38:19-41 - What Man Cannot Do
In this chapter a number of nature-pictures pass before us. These include the creation of the earth, Job 38:4-7; the sea, Job 38:8-11; light, Job 38:12-15; the mysteries of the unseen, Job 38:16-18; snow and rain, Job 38:22-30; the constellations of heaven, Job 38:31-38; and the recesses of the forest-glades, Job 38:39-41.
What does it all mean? Ah! there are times when the voice of God through nature falls on our hearts like sweet music, and we hardly know whence or how, but we are comforted and strengthened. The peace passes understanding. Besides, the frequent question, Hast thou? was intended to turn Job's attention to the great mysteries contained in common and ordinary things. If he could not unravel these, how could he hope to fathom all the wonderful dealings of God with the human soul? His ways are above ours and His thoughts higher than ours; but we are sure from Calvary that He is love. Let us quiet ourselves, therefore, and trust. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 38

1  God challenges Job to answer
4  God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance
31  and weakness

What do the individual words in Job 38:22 mean?

have you entered into the treasury of snow Or the treasury of hail have you seen
הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־ אֹצְר֣וֹת ؟ שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה

הֲ֭בָאתָ  have  you  entered 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֶל־  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֹצְר֣וֹת  the  treasury 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.
؟ שָׁ֑לֶג  of  snow 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁלֶג 
Sense: snow.
וְאֹצְר֖וֹת  Or  the  treasury 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.
בָּרָ֣ד  of  hail 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּרָד  
Sense: hail.
תִּרְאֶֽה  have  you  seen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.

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