It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.

  • KJV King James Version

    It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.

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Cross-references (2)

Passages linked to Job 38:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Psalms 104:6 You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
  • Psalms 104:2 He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.

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Explain this verse (16 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The earth which seemed in the night to have…

The earth which seemed in the night to have no form, by the rising of the sun, is as it were created anew, and all things therein clad with new beauty.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Job 38:14 It is turned as clay [to] the…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain It, to wit, the earth, mentioned in the next…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain It is turned as clay to the seal,.... As…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain It - The earth. Turned - Is changed in…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. It is turned as clay to the…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Job 38:14. It is turned as clay to the…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain It is turned as clay to the seal -…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Seal. Men, formed to the image of God, shall…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Explaining the first clause of Job 38:13, as Job…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. It is turned as clay to the seal…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. Another charming figure. Under the light of morn…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) As clay to the seal.—In the darkness every…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain It is turned as clay to the seal; rather,…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 The earth is changed in appearance like clay changes…
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 38:14 it is robed in brilliant colors: The rising…

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