Job 37:10 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

By God's breath, frost is created, and the wide waters are frozen solid.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse is saying that God controls even the weather - He creates frost and can freeze large bodies of water with His power.

📚 Historical Context

In the Book of Job, Elihu is speaking to Job and his friends during a debate about suffering and divine justice, using examples from nature to demonstrate God's absolute control over the world. This verse highlights how ancient people, living in a time when weather phenomena like frost and ice were seen as mysterious and powerful, attributed such events directly to God's breath and authority. It fits into the broader biblical narrative where Job's trials serve to explore themes of faith and God's sovereignty.

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But a mist rose up from the earth and watered the entire surface of the ground.

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