The Meaning of Job 38:29 Explained

Job 38:29

KJV: Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

YLT: From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it?

Darby: Out of whose womb cometh the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who bringeth it forth?

ASV: Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Out of whose womb  came  the ice?  and the hoary frost  of heaven,  who hath gendered  it? 

What does Job 38:29 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 38:29 mean?

from the womb of whom comes the ice and the frost of heaven who gives it birth
מִבֶּ֣טֶן מִ֭י יָצָ֣א ؟ הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר שָׁ֝מַיִם מִ֣י יְלָדֽוֹ

מִבֶּ֣טֶן  from  the  womb 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בֶּטֶן  
Sense: belly, womb, body.
מִ֭י  of  whom 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: מִי  
Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
יָצָ֣א  comes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
؟ הַקָּ֑רַח  the  ice 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶרַח  
Sense: frost, ice, ice crystal.
וּכְפֹ֥ר  and  the  frost 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כְּפֹור 
Sense: bowl, basin.
שָׁ֝מַיִם  of  heaven 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
יְלָדֽוֹ  gives  it  birth 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.

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