Job 38:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?”
Job 38:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 38:38 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 38:38 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 38:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?”
Job 38:38 — World English Bible
Job 38:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together? ”
Job 38:38 — American Standard Version
Job 38:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“In the hardening of dust into hardness, And clods cleave together?”
Job 38:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 38:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“When the dust runneth as into a molten mass, and the clods cleave fast together? ”
Job 38:38 — Darby Translation
Job 38:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When the earth groweth into hardnesse, and the clottes are fast together? ”
Job 38:38 — Geneva Bible
Job 38:38 in Context — Job 38
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?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
What Does Job 38:38 Mean?
Job 38:38 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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