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Job 38:14

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

KJV

Restituetur ut lutum signaculum, et stabit sicut vestimentum :

Vulgate

ἢ σὺ λαβὼν γῆν πηλὸν ἔπλασας ζῶον, καὶ λαλητὸν αὐτὸν ἔθου ἐπὶ γῆς;

LXX

It is changed as clay under the seal; Andall thingsstand forth as a garment:

ASV

תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּ/חֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם וְ֝/יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמ֣וֹ לְבֽוּשׁ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הִתְיַצֵּ֖ב
htytsb
verb · 48×
הָפַ֣ךְ
hpk
verb · 94×
וֹ
v
verb · 33×
חֹ֖מֶר
chmr
noun · 31×
חוֹתָם֙
chvtm
noun · 14×
כְּמוֹ
kmv
preposition · 142×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ps 104:2 — Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
  • Ps 104:6 — Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.