Giobbe 38:14

14 E far che la terra si muti in diverse forme, come argilla stampata; E che quelle si appresentino alla vista come un vestimento?

Giobbe 38:14 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:14

It is turned as clay [to] the seal
As the clay receives a different form by the impress of the seal upon it, so the earth appears in a different manner by the spring of morning light upon it; in the darkness of the night nothing of its form and beauty is to be seen; it is a mere "tohu" and "bohu", like the chaos, ( Genesis 1:2 ) ; its rising hills, and spreading dales, and beautiful landscapes, cannot be observed with pleasure; but when the light breaks forth in the morning, it is seen in all its beauty and glory: of the change the light of the Gospel makes in men, see ( 2 Corinthians 3:18 ) ;

and they stand as a garment;
or things stand upon it as a garment, as Mr. Broughton renders the words; herbs, plants, and trees, unseen in the night, stand up like a vesture to the earth in the morning light; and as they are clothed themselves, they are a garment to that, which now puts on another and beautiful habit; the pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys covered with corn, and the whole earth with light itself, as with a garment: and as beautifully do men made light in the Lord appear; see ( Isaiah 41:10 ) ( Revelation 3:4 Revelation 3:5 ) ( 12:1 ) .

Giobbe 38:14 In-Context

12 Hai tu, da che tu sei in vita, comandato alla mattina? Ed hai tu mostrato all’alba il suo luogo?

13 Per occupar l’estremità della terra, E far che gli empi se ne dileguino?

14 E far che la terra si muti in diverse forme, come argilla stampata; E che quelle si appresentino alla vista come un vestimento?

15 E che la luce di queste cose sia divietata agli empi, E che il braccio altiero sia rotto?

16 Sei tu entrato infino a’ gorghi del mare, E sei tu passeggiato nel fondo dell’abisso?