Job 38:23

23 which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?

Job 38:23 in Other Translations

KJV
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
ESV
23 which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war?
NLT
23 (I have reserved them as weapons for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war.)
MSG
23 The arsenals of hail and snow that I keep in readiness for times of trouble and battle and war?
CSB
23 which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of warfare and battle?

Job 38:23 In-Context

21 Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!
22 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,
23 which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?
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?
25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 27:5; Isaiah 28:17; Isaiah 30:30; Ezekiel 13:11
  • 2. Exodus 9:26; Exodus 9:18; Joshua 10:11; Ezekiel 13:13; Revelation 16:21
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