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Job 38:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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By what
'ay (Hebrew #335)
where? hence how?
KJV usage: how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
Pronounce: ah'ee
Origin: perhaps from 370
way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
is the light
'owr (Hebrew #216)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
KJV usage: bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
Pronounce: ore
Origin: from 215
parted
chalaq (Hebrew #2505)
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
KJV usage: deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-)part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
Pronounce: khaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root
, which scattereth
puwts (Hebrew #6327)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
KJV usage: break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.
Pronounce: poots
Origin: a primitive root
the east wind
qadiym (Hebrew #6921)
from 6923; the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
KJV usage: east(-ward, wind).
Pronounce: kaw-deem'
Origin: or qadim {kaw-deem'}
upon the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Job 38:12‑13• 12Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place,
 13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it? (Job 38:12‑13)
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Jonah 4:8• 8And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live. (Jonah 4:8)
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Matt. 24:27• 27For as the lightning goes forth from the east and shines to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. (Matt. 24:27)
• How amazing are the “partings” of the light—permeating every part of the earth where its rays fall. How unthinkably swift are “the wings of the morning,” flashing from sun to earth in a few moments. How beautiful are those “partings,” as seen in the spectrum, the rainbow painting in living colors the whole landscape. Why and how is one object green, another blue, another red? Is it sufficient to say that each substance reflects certain rays? That these, in turn, are produced by varied vibrations of inconceivable rapidity? We ask about the “X-rays,” with their penetrating power; about the ultra-violet and red rays, of chemical and heating power. Science has much to tell us that might well fill us with wonder and amazement, and with awe and worship—of WHOM? The more we know merely of His displays, the less we really know of Himself, save as He makes Himself known in Christ. (“Job 38-42:6” by S. Ridout)
• From the east, the apparent source of the light, comes also the sweeping east wind, distributed over the land in the storm—a picture of wrath, His wrath—who in the light had spoken so silently. But even the east wind is held in His fists, controlled by His will. (“Job 38-42:6” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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