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Job 37:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.


Job 37:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 37:86 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/תָּבֹ֣אwatābōʾ
and it wentconjH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
חַיָּ֣הḥayāh
an animalnounH2416
age · appetite · beast · company ···
בְמוֹbəmwō
inpronH1119
in into · through
אָ֑רֶבʾāreb
a lairnounH695
lie in wait
וּ/בִ/מְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣י/הָwbiməʿwōnōteyhā
and in dens itsconjH4585
habitation · place · refuge
תִשְׁכֹּֽןtišəkōn
it dwellsverbH7931
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · have habitation ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Job 37:8

The beast will enter his covert, and will abide in his den. Who else is understood by the name of the beast, except our ancient enemy, who cruelly aimed at the deception of the first man, and mangled by his wicked advice the integrity of his life? against whom it is promised by the words of the Prophet, concerning the restoration of the Church of the Elect to its ancient condition, And no evil beast shall pass through it. But when after the coming of the Redeemer, after the…

Gregory the Great · 6th century · Morals on Job, Book 27 §48
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Mercy and justice - Job 37
Faith isn't the absence of doubt - it's choosing to believe despite it. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. G...
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