Job 38:38

38 when the dust becomes hard and the clumps of dirt stick together?

Job 38:38 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:38

When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast
together?
] When the dust is attenuated, and ground, as it were, into powder; and the clods cleave together, as if glued, as in a drought for want of rain: or the bottles of heaven being unstopped and poured out; or

``sprinkling the dust with this sprinkling,''

as Mr. Broughton. Or rather, pouring on the dust with pouring; that is, pouring down rain, by unstopping the bottles of heaven. The dust, as meal, by water poured into it, cements, unites, and is compacted, and becomes earth, that may be cultivated; is clodded and cleaves together, and may be ploughed and sown.

Job 38:38 In-Context

36 Who put wisdom inside the mind or understanding in the heart?

37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can pour water from the jars of the sky

38 when the dust becomes hard and the clumps of dirt stick together?

39 "Do you hunt food for the female lion to satisfy the hunger of the young lions

40 while they lie in their dens or hide in the bushes waiting to attack?