Job 38:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?”

Job 38:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 38:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 38:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow?”

Job 38:27 — World English Bible

Job 38:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“To satisfy the waste and desolate ground, And to cause the tender grass to spring forth? ”

Job 38:27 — American Standard Version

Job 38:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?”

Job 38:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 38:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground], and to cause the sprout of the grass to spring forth? ”

Job 38:27 — Darby Translation

Job 38:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To fulfil the wilde and waste place, and to cause the bud of the herbe to spring forth?”

Job 38:27 — Geneva Bible

Job 38:27 in Context — Job 38

25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

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What Does Job 38:27 Mean?

Job 38:27 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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