God continues 'When the waters become hard like stone and the surface of the deep is frozen.' This verse describes the freezing of water and the deep, perhaps suggesting divine action that transforms the nature of creation. Water, ordinarily fluid and life-giving, is transformed into stone and ice. The transformation suggests divine power to alter the basic qualities of creation. The image of the deep frozen suggests divine action that affects even the most hidden and inaccessible regions of creation. The verse emphasizes divine power and control over the fundamental qualities of matter. Yet the verse also implicitly raises questions: if God can transform water into ice, why cannot God transform suffering into relief? If divine action affects the basic nature of creation, why does divine action regarding human suffering seem less controllable?

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