Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
Holman Bible
and limited the water by measure,
International Standard Version
"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement.
A Conservative Version
to make a weight for the wind. Yea, he distributes the waters by measure.
American Standard Version
To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
Amplified
“When He gave weight and pressure to the wind
And allotted the waters by measure,
Darby Translation
In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure,
Julia Smith Translation
To make the weight for the wind; and he weighed the waters by measure.
King James 2000
To make the weight for the wind; and he apportions the waters by measure.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{When he gave} weight to the wind and he apportioned [the] waters by measure,
Modern King James verseion
making a weight for the winds, and measuring out the waters by measure.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When he weighed the winds, and measured the waters;
NET Bible
When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge.
New Heart English Bible
He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
The Emphasized Bible
Making, for the wind, a weight, and, the waters, he proved by measure,
Webster
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
World English Bible
He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
Youngs Literal Translation
To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
God » Wisdom of » Select readings
Measures » Illustrative » (weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite wisdom
Weights » Illustrative » Of the restraints put on the elements
Interlinear
Ruwach
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 28:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Discourse On Wisdom
24 For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven. 25 When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters; 26 When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 135:7
He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses.
Job 12:15
Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.
Isaiah 40:12
In the hollow of whose hand have the waters been measured? and who is able to take the heavens in his stretched-out fingers? who has got together the dust of the earth in a measure? who has taken the weight of the mountains, or put the hills into the scales?