Job 28:25New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— To make a weight for the wind; yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure,
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Making, for the wind, a weight, and, the waters, he proved by measure,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Who made a weight for the winds, and weighed the waters by measure.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— To make the weight of the windes, and to weigh the waters by measure.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— To make the weight for the windes, and he weigheth the waters by measure.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— For he made a weight for the wind, and meted it out by the measure.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— all that he has made; the weight of the winds, the measures of the water.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. |
To make
6213 {6213} Primeעָשָׂה`asah{aw-saw'}
A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
the weight
4948 {4948} Primeמִשְׁקָלmishqal{mish-kawl'}
From H8254; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act).
for the winds;
7307 {7307} Primeרוּחַruwach{roo'-akh}
From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions).
and he weigheth
8505 {8505} Primeתָּכַןtakan{taw-kan'}
A primitive root; to balance, that is, measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively to arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (mentally estimate, test).
z8765 <8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2121
the waters
4325 {4325} Primeמַיִםmayim{mah'-yim}
Dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively juice; by euphemism urine, semen.
by measure.
4060 {4060} Primeמִדָּהmiddah{mid-daw'}
Feminine of H4055; properly extension, that is, height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically tribute (as measured). |
Job 28:25
_ _ God has adjusted the weight of the winds, so seemingly imponderable, lest, if too weighty, or too light, injury should be caused. He measureth out the waters, fixing their bounds, with wisdom as His counselor (Proverbs 8:27-31; Isaiah 40:12). |
Job 28:25
Winds — God manageth them all by weight, appointing to every wind that blows, its season, its proportion, its bounds, when, and where, and how much, and how long each shall blow. He only doth all these things, and he only knows why he doth them. He instanceth in some few of God's works, and those which seem to be most trivial, and uncertain, that thereby he might more strongly imply that God doth the same in other things which are more considerable, that he doth all things in the most exact order, and weight, and measure. The waters — Namely, the rain — waters, which God layeth up in his store — houses, the clouds, and thence draws them forth, and sends them down upon the earth in such times and proportions as he thinks fit. Measure — For liquid things are examined by measure, as other things are by weight: and here is both weight and measure to signify with what perfect wisdom God governs the world. |
- To make the weight:
- etc. God has given an atmosphere to the earth, which, possessing a certain degree of gravity perfectly suited to the necessities of all animals, vegetables, and fluids, should be the cause, in His hands, of preserving animal and vegetable life; for by it the blood circulates in the veins of animals, and the juices in the tubes of vegetables. Without this atmospheric pressure there could be no respiration; and the elasticity of the particles of air in animal and vegetable bodies, would rupture the vessels in which they are contained, and destroy both kinds of life.
Psalms 135:7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Isaiah 40:12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
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- he weigheth:
- He has exactly proportioned the aqueous surface of the earth to the terrene parts, for the purpose of evaporation, etc.
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