ESV Reformation Study Bible – Job 38:36
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Job 38:36

38:36 the inward parts . . . the mind. The Hebrew word translated “mind” occurs only here, and its meaning has been in question since the ancient times. If one traditional translation is accepted, the verse asks who gave wisdom to “the ibis” and “the rooster,” birds that were thought to announce the coming of the rain and the flooding of the Nile.