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By the breath of God, ice is given, And the breadth of the waters is frozen.
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God's Powerful "Breath"
Commentators explain that the "breath of God" is a powerful poetic image. It can signify a gentle, silent action, like God breathing on a still night to create frost, or it can represent His authoritative command or a mighty freezing wind. In every sense, it points to God's effortless and absolute control over the elements.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By the breath of God frost is given - Not by the violent north wind, or by the whirlwind of the south, but God seems to “breathe” in a gentl…
19th Century
Anglican
The breadth of the waters is straitened. —Firm, like a molten mass.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
By the breath of God frost is given By the word of God, as the Targum; at his command it is, at his word it comes, a…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
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…
