Job 37:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whetherאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
for correction,לְשֵׁ֥בֶט
(le·she·vet)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
orאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
for His world,לְאַרְצֹ֑ו
(le·'ar·tzov;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
Orאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
for lovingkindness,לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד
(le·che·sed)
2617a: goodness, kindnessfrom chasad
He causes it to happen.יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃
(yam·tzi·'e·hu.)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He causeth it to come
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
whether for correction
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
or for his land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
or for mercy
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Whether for correction, or for His world, Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.

King James Bible
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He causes this to happen for punishment, for His land, or for His faithful love.

International Standard Version
whether for discipline on his land or to demonstrate his gracious love, he causes it to be realized."

NET Bible
Whether it is for punishment for his land, or whether it is for mercy, he causes it to find its mark.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whether for discipline, or for [the good of] his earth, or out of mercy, he makes the storm appear.

King James 2000 Bible
He causes it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
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