JOB 38:36

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?”

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Job 38:36 Translation & Meaning

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Who מִי Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix Who
hath put שָׁ֭ת To place (in a very wide application) put
wisdom חָכְמָ֑ה Wisdom (in a good sense) wisdom
in the inward parts? בַּטֻּח֣וֹת (in the plural only) the kidneys (as being covered); hence (figuratively) the inmost thought inward parts
or א֤וֹ Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if or
who מִֽי Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix who
hath given נָתַ֖ן To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) given
understanding בִינָֽה׃ Understanding understanding
to the heart? לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי Observant, i.e., (concretely) the mind heart

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  • 34  Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

  • 35  Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

  • 36  Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

  • 37  Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

  • 38  When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?




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