Parallel Verses New Living Translation He decided how hard the winds should blow and how much rain should fall. King James Bible To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. Darby Bible Translation In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure, World English Bible He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure. Young's Literal Translation To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure. Job 28:25 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible28:25 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. Job 28:25 Parallel Commentaries Library Whether Angels Know Secret Thoughts?Objection 1: It would seem that the angels know secret thoughts. For Gregory (Moral. xviii), explaining Job 28:17: "Gold or crystal cannot equal it," says that "then," namely in the bliss of those rising from the dead, "one shall be as evident to another as he is to himself, and when once the mind of each is seen, his conscience will at the same time be penetrated." But those who rise shall be like the angels, as is stated (Mat. 22:30). Therefore an angel can see what is in another's conscience. … Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether the Grace of Christ is Infinite? Whether Fear is the Beginning of Wisdom? Whether Clarity is Becoming to the Glorified Body? Cross References Job 12:15 If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. If he releases the waters, they flood the earth. Job 38:8 "Who kept the sea inside its boundaries as it burst from the womb, Psalm 135:7 He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses. Jump to Previous Established Establishes Force Imparted Maketh Making Measure Measured Measures Measuring Meted Meting Waters Weigheth Weight Wind WindsJump to Next Established Establishes Force Imparted Maketh Making Measure Measured Measures Measuring Meted Meting Waters Weigheth Weight Wind WindsLinks Job 28:25 NIVJob 28:25 NLT Job 28:25 ESV Job 28:25 NASB Job 28:25 KJV Job 28:25 Bible Apps Job 28:25 Biblia Paralela Job 28:25 Chinese Bible Job 28:25 French Bible Job 28:25 German Bible Job 28:25 Commentaries Bible Hub |