Job 38:24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?

◄ Job 38:24 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?

English Standard Version
What is the way to the place where the light is distributed, or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth?

New American Standard Bible
"Where is the way that the light is divided, Or the east wind scattered on the earth?

King James Bible
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What road leads to the place where light is dispersed? Where is the source of the east wind that spreads across the earth?

International Standard Version
Where is the lightning diffused or the east wind scattered around the earth?

American Standard Version
By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

Douay-Rheims Bible
By what way is the light spread, and heat divided upon the earth?

Darby Bible Translation
By what way is the light parted, and the east wind scattered upon the earth?

Young's Literal Translation
Where is this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

38:12-24 The Lord questions Job, to convince him of his ignorance, and shame him for his folly in prescribing to God. If we thus try ourselves, we shall soon be brought to own that what we know is nothing in comparison with what we know not. By the tender mercy of our God, the Day-spring from on high has visited us, to give light to those that sit in darkness, whose hearts are turned to it as clay to the seal, 2Co 4:6. God's way in the government of the world is said to be in the sea; this means, that it is hid from us. Let us make sure that the gates of heaven shall be opened to us on the other side of death, and then we need not fear the opening of the gates of death. It is presumptuous for us, who perceive not the breadth of the earth, to dive into the depth of God's counsels. We should neither in the brightest noon count upon perpetual day, nor in the darkest midnight despair of the return of the morning; and this applies to our inward as well as to our outward condition. What folly it is to strive against God! How much is it our interest to seek peace with him, and to keep in his love!

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

24. is … parted—parts, so as to diffuse itself over the whole earth, though seeming to come from one point. Light travels from the sun to the earth, ninety millions of miles, in eight minutes.

which scattereth—rather, "And by what way the east wind (personified) spreads (scattereth) itself." The light and east wind are associated together, as both come from one quarter, and often arise together (Jon 4:8).