Job 28:25 When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,

◄ Job 28:25 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,

English Standard Version
When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure,

New American Standard Bible
"When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,

King James Bible
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When God fixed the weight of the wind and limited the water by measure,

International Standard Version
"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement.

American Standard Version
To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who made a weight for the winds and weighed the waters by measure.

Darby Bible Translation
In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure,

Young's Literal Translation
To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

28:20-28 There is a two-fold wisdom; one hid in God, which is secret, and belongs not to us; the other made known by him, and revealed to man. One day's events, and one man's affairs, have such reference to, and so hang one upon another, that He only, to whom all is open, and who sees the whole at one view, can rightly judge of every part. But the knowledge of God's revealed will is within our reach, and will do us good. Let man look upon this as his wisdom, To fear the Lord, and to depart from evil. Let him learn that, and he is learned enough. Where is this wisdom to be found? The treasures of it are hid in Christ, revealed by the word, received by faith, through the Holy Ghost. It will not feed pride or vanity, or amuse our vain curiosity. It teaches and encourages sinners to fear the Lord, and to depart from evil, in the exercise of repentance and faith, without desiring to solve all difficulties about the events of this life.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

25. God has adjusted the weight of the winds, so seemingly imponderable, lest, if too weighty, or too light, injury should be caused. He measureth out the waters, fixing their bounds, with wisdom as His counsellor (Pr 8:27-31; Isa 40:12).