Job 37:13New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Whether for correction, or for His world, Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Whether it be for correction, or for his land, or for mercy, that he cause it to come.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Whether, as a rod, or for his earth, or in lovingkindness, he causeth it to come.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness—He doth cause it to come.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Whether in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever of his mercy he shall command them to be found.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— He causes it to rain, whether it be for the princes or for the land or for kindness to those who are found upon it.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— this has been appointed by him on the earth, whether for correction, [or] for his land, or if he shall find him [an object] for mercy.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. |
He causeth it to come,
4672 {4672} Primeמָצָאmatsa'{maw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; properly to come forth to, that is, appear or exist; transitively to attain, that is, find or acquire; figuratively to occur, meet or be present.
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
whether
x518 (0518) Complementאִם'im{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
for correction,
7626 {7626} Primeשֵׁבֶטshebet{shay'-bet}
From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, that is, (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan.
or
x518 (0518) Complementאִם'im{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
for his land,
776 {0776} Primeאֶרֶץ'erets{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
or
x518 (0518) Complementאִם'im{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
for mercy.
2617 {2617} Primeחֶסֶדcheced{kheh'-sed}
From H2616; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opprobrium) reproof, or (subjectively) beauty. |
Job 37:13
_ _ Literally, “He maketh it (the rain-cloud) find place,” whether for correction, if (it be destined) for His land (that is, for the part inhabited by man, with whom God deals, as opposed to the parts uninhabited, on which rain is at other times appointed to fall, Job 38:26, Job 38:27) or for mercy. “If it be destined for His land” is a parenthetical supposition [Maurer]. In English Version, this clause spoils the even balance of the antithesis between the “rod” (Margin) and “mercy” (Psalms 68:9; Genesis 7:1-24). |
Job 37:13
Correction — To scourge or correct men by immoderate showers. Earth — The whole earth, which is said to be the Lord's, Psalms 24:1, Psalms 50:12, and so this may denote a general judgment by excessive rains inflicted upon the earth, and all its inhabitants, even the universal deluge, which came in great measure out of the clouds. Mercy — For the benefit of mankind and for the cooling of the air and improving the fruits of the earth. |
Job 37:13
He causeth it to come, whether for (k) correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
(k) Rain, cold, heat, tempests and such like are sent from God, either to punish man, or to profit the earth, or to declare his favour toward man, as in (Job 36:31). |
- whether:
Job 37:6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou [on] the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
Job 36:31 For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
Job 38:37-38 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, ... When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
Exodus 9:18-25 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. ... And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that [was] in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
1 Samuel 12:18-19 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. ... And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.
Ezra 10:9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It [was] the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of [this] matter, and for the great rain.
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- for his:
Job 38:26-27 To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man; ... To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
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- for mercy:
2 Samuel 21:10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
2 Samuel 21:14 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.
1 Kings 18:45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
Joel 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month].
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