Jó 37:18

18 Acaso podes, como ele, estender o firmamento, que é sólido como um espelho fundido?

Jó 37:18 Meaning and Commentary

Job 37:18

Hast thou with him spread out the sky?
&c.] Wast thou concerned with him at the first spreading out of the sky? wast thou an assistant to him in it? did he not spread it as a curtain or canopy about himself, without the help of another? verily he did; see ( Job 9:8 ) ( Isaiah 44:24 ) ;

[which] is strong:
for though it seems a fluid and thin, is very firm and strong, as appears by what it bears, and are contained in it; and therefore is called "the firmament of his power", ( Psalms 150:1 ) ;

[and] as a molten looking glass;
clear and transparent, like the looking glasses of the women, made of molten brass, ( Exodus 38:8 ) ; and firm and permanent ^F21; and a glass this is in which the glory of God, and his divine perfections, is to be seen; and is one of the wondrous works of God, made for the display of his own glory, and the benefit of men, ( Psalms 19:1 ) . Or this may respect the spreading out a clear serene sky, and smoothing it after it has been covered and ruffled with storms and tempests; which is such a wonderful work of God, that man has no hand in.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (calkeov ouranov) . Pindar. Nem. Ode 6.

Jó 37:18 In-Context

16 Compreendes o equilíbrio das nuvens, e as maravilhas daquele que é perfeito nos conhecimentos;

17 tu cujas vestes são quentes, quando há calma sobre a terra por causa do vento sul?

18 Acaso podes, como ele, estender o firmamento, que é sólido como um espelho fundido?

19 Ensina-nos o que lhe diremos; pois nós nada poderemos pôr em boa ordem, por causa das trevas.

20 Contar-lhe-ia alguém que eu quero falar. Ou desejaria um homem ser devorado?