Job 38:23
New International Version
which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?

New Living Translation
(I have reserved them as weapons for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war.)

English Standard Version
which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war?

Berean Standard Bible
which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

King James Bible
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

New King James Version
Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war?

New American Standard Bible
Which I have reserved for a time of distress, For a day of war and battle?

NASB 1995
Which I have reserved for the time of distress, For the day of war and battle?

NASB 1977
Which I have reserved for the time of distress, For the day of war and battle?

Legacy Standard Bible
Which I have reserved for the time of distress, For the day of war and battle?

Amplified Bible
Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war?

Christian Standard Bible
which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of warfare and battle?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of warfare and battle?

American Standard Version
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Which are kept for the time of trouble and the day of conflict of war?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And is there a store of them, for thee against the time of thine enemies, for the day of wars and battle?

Contemporary English Version
until I use them to punish and conquer nations?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Which I have prepared for the time of the enemy, against the day of battle and war?

English Revised Version
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
that I have stored up for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war?

Good News Translation
I keep them ready for times of trouble, for days of battle and war.

International Standard Version
which I've reserved for the tribulation to come, for the day of battle and war?

JPS Tanakh 1917
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?

Literal Standard Version
That I have kept back for a time of distress, | For a day of conflict and battle?

Majority Standard Bible
which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

New American Bible
Which I have reserved for times of distress, for a day of war and battle?

NET Bible
which I reserve for the time of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

New Revised Standard Version
which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war?

New Heart English Bible
which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

Webster's Bible Translation
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

World English Bible
which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

Young's Literal Translation
That I have kept back for a time of distress, For a day of conflict and battle.

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Context
God Challenges Job
22Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail, 23which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle? 24In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?…

Cross References
Job 38:22
Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,

Job 38:24
In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?


Treasury of Scripture

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

Job 36:31
For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

Job 36:13
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

Exodus 9:18,24
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…

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Job 38
1. God challenges Job to answer
4. God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance
31. and weakness














(23) The time of trouble.--As was the case with the Canaanites, in Joshua 10:11. (Comp. Psalm 18:13.)

Verse 23. - Which I have reserved against the time of trouble. Hail is reckoned throughout Scripture as one of the ministers of the Divine vengeance (see Exodus 9:18-29; Exodus 10:5-15; Joshua 10:11; Psalm 18:12, 13; Psalm 78:47, 48; Psalm 105:32; Isaiah 30:30; Isaiah 32:19; Ezekiel 13:11, 13; Ezekiel 36:22; Haggai 2:17; Revelation 8:7; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 16:21). Its destructive effect upon crops, even in temperate latitudes, is indicated by the insurances against damage from hail, which, even in our own country, so many farmers think it worth their while to pay. In tropical and semi-tropical regions the injury caused by hailstorms is far greater. Against the day of battle and war. Compare especially Joshua 10:11, which, however, we need not suppose to have been in the mind of the writer. In ancient times, when the bow held the place in war which is now occupied by the rifle or the musket, a heavy hailstorm, striking full in the face of the combatants on one side, while it only fell on the backs of their adversaries, must of tea have decided a battle.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
which
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I hold in reserve
חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי (ḥā·śaḵ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2820: To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe

for times
לְעֶת־ (lə·‘eṯ-)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

of trouble,
צָ֑ר (ṣār)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent

for the day
לְי֥וֹם (lə·yō·wm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of war
קְ֝רָ֗ב (qə·rāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7128: Hostile encounter

and battle?
וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃ (ū·mil·ḥā·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war


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