Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Out of the south—Margin, “chamber.” Jerome, “ab interioribus—from the interior,” or “inner places.” Septuagint, ἐκ ταμείων ek

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Out of the south. —Rather, out of its chamber comes the whirlwind, or typhoon: and cold from the norther…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Out of the south comes the whirlwind
Or "from the chamber" F14 ; from the chamber of the cloud, as Ben Ge…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Changes in the weather are often the subject of our thoughts and common conversation; but how seldom do we think and speak of these things, like El…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Elihu had spoken previously (Job 36:27–30) about the changes in the atmosphere—drought and rain—that result from the covering of the cl…

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