Job 37:17
New International Version
You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind,

New Living Translation
When you are sweltering in your clothes and the south wind dies down and everything is still,

English Standard Version
you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?

Berean Standard Bible
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,

King James Bible
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

New King James Version
Why are your garments hot, When He quiets the earth by the south wind?

New American Standard Bible
You whose garments are hot When the land is still because of the south wind?

NASB 1995
You whose garments are hot, When the land is still because of the south wind?

NASB 1977
You whose garments are hot, When the land is still because of the south wind?

Legacy Standard Bible
You whose garments are hot, When the land is quiet because of the south wind?

Amplified Bible
You whose garments are hot, When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?

Christian Standard Bible
You whose clothes get hot when the south wind brings calm to the land,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You whose clothes get hot when the south wind brings calm to the land,

American Standard Version
How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

Contemporary English Version
You almost melt in the heat of fierce desert winds when the sky is like brass.

English Revised Version
How thy garments are warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
you whose clothes are hot and sweaty, when the earth is calm under a south wind?

Good News Translation
No, you can only suffer in the heat when the south wind oppresses the land.

International Standard Version
you whose garments are hot, even though the land is cooled by a south wind?

Majority Standard Bible
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,

NET Bible
You, whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind,

New Heart English Bible
You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

Webster's Bible Translation
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

World English Bible
You whose clothing is warm when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
How your garments [are] warm, "" In the quieting of the earth from the south?

Young's Literal Translation
How thy garments are warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?

Smith's Literal Translation
That thy garments are warm in quieting the earth from the south?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Are not your garments hot, when the south wind blows across the land?

New American Bible
You, who swelter in your clothes when calm lies over the land from the south,

New Revised Standard Version
you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Do you know why your garments get hot when the earth changes its position after the equinox?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Your garments will be warm and the Earth will move from the south
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou whose garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south wind;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But thy robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty
16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge? 17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind, 18can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?…

Cross References
Genesis 8:22
As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”

Psalm 147:17-18
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast? / He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.

Isaiah 44:16-17
He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.” / From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”

Jeremiah 10:13
When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Amos 4:7-8
“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Matthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Luke 12:54-55
Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens. / And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

Acts 14:17
Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

1 Corinthians 15:39-41
Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another. / There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another. / The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

James 5:17-18
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.

Revelation 7:16
‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

Psalm 104:19-20
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set. / You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

Isaiah 40:7-8
The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”

Jeremiah 14:22
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.


Treasury of Scripture

How your garments are warm, when he quiets the earth by the south wind?

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Job 6:17
What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

Job 38:31
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

Psalm 147:18
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

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You whose clothes get hot
This phrase speaks to the intense heat experienced by Job and his contemporaries, a common occurrence in the ancient Near East. The Hebrew word for "clothes" (בְּגָדֶיךָ, begadekha) can also imply one's outer garments, which would naturally absorb the sun's heat. This imagery is not just physical but metaphorical, suggesting the discomfort and trials that Job is enduring. The heat of the clothes symbolizes the fiery trials and the refining process that believers often undergo. In a spiritual sense, it reminds us of the purifying fire of God's presence, which tests and refines our faith, as seen in 1 Peter 1:7.

when the land lies hushed
The phrase "lies hushed" (תַּשְׁקִיט, tashqit) conveys a sense of stillness and silence. This is a depiction of the calm before a storm, a moment of anticipation and reflection. In the broader context of Job, this stillness can be seen as a metaphor for the moments of waiting and silence in our spiritual lives, where God seems distant, yet is profoundly present. The land's silence is a reminder of God's sovereignty and the peace that surpasses understanding, as described in Philippians 4:7.

under the south wind
The "south wind" (מִנֶּגֶב, minnegeb) is a hot, dry wind that comes from the desert regions south of Israel. In the Bible, the south wind is often associated with heat and desolation, as seen in passages like Luke 12:55. This wind can be both a literal and symbolic representation of trials and challenges. For Job, the south wind represents the intense suffering and testing he is experiencing. Yet, it also serves as a reminder of God's control over nature and circumstances. The south wind, though harsh, is part of God's creation and serves His purposes, much like the trials in our lives that God uses to shape and mold us into His image.

(17) When he quieteth the earth.--Or, When the earth is still.

Verse 17. - How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? Dost thou even know how it is that, while the breeze from the north chills thee (vers. 9, 10), the breath from the south makes thee feel thy garments too warm? If thou canst not explain a physical matter, wherein thine own comfort is concerned, how much less canst thou comprehend the workings of God in his moral universe!

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You whose
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

clothes
בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ (bə·ḡā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

get hot
חַמִּ֑ים (ḥam·mîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2525: Hot

when the land
אֶ֝֗רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

lies hushed
בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט (bə·haš·qiṭ)
Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8252: To be quiet or undisturbed

under the south wind,
מִדָּרֽוֹם׃ (mid·dā·rō·wm)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1864: The south, poet, the south wind


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