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Job 38:30-32
Easy-to-Read Version
Job 38:30-32
Easy-to-Read Version
30 That’s when the water freezes as hard as a rock.
Even the deep sea freezes over!
31 “Can you tie up the Pleiades[a]?
Can you unfasten the belt of Orion[b]?
32 Can you bring out the other constellations[c] at the right times?
Can you lead out the Bear[d] with its cubs?
Footnotes
- Job 38:31 Pleiades A famous group of stars. It is often called, “The Seven Sisters.”
- Job 38:31 Orion A famous group of stars. It looks like a hunter or powerful soldier.
- Job 38:32 constellations Groups of stars in the night sky. Here, this probably means the twelve constellations of the Zodiac. They seem to pass through the sky so that a new constellation is in a certain part of the sky each month.
- Job 38:32 Bear A famous group of stars. It looks like a bear. It is often called, “the Big Dipper.” Near it is a smaller constellation that looks like a small bear. It is often called, “the Little Dipper.”
Job 38:30-32
New International Version
Job 38:30-32
New International Version
30 when the waters become hard as stone,
when the surface of the deep is frozen?(A)
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