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Job 38:24
In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Job from the whirlwind, posing rhetorical questions about the origins and mechanics of atmospheric phenomena.
The words — The Hebrew interrogative אֵי־ ('ei) and verb יֵחָלֶק (yeḥaleq) frame the phrase זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ (zeh ha-derekh) as the question "where is the way it is divided?" rather than a declarative statement.
The thread — The text mentions the east wind and lightning, which appear in Jonah 4:8 and Matthew 24:27, while Job 38:23 immediately precedes it by describing God reserving snow and hail for times of trouble.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge that weather patterns function outside human calculation or command, leaving no room for claiming mastery over creation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Cross-references
- Job 38:12 In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
- Jonah 4:8 As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
- Matthew 24:27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.