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Out of whose womb came the ice? The gray frost of the sky, who has given birth to it?
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God as the Parent of Ice
Commentators note the verse's parental language ('womb,' 'gendered'). This isn't just poetry; it emphasizes that God alone is the source of natural phenomena like ice and frost. As scholars explain, these things are not created by human agency or any understandable process, highlighting God's exclusive and mysterious creative power.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Out of whose womb came the ice? - That is, who has caused or produced it? The idea is, that it was not by any human agency, or in a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Out of whose womb came the ice ? &c.] The parent of the rain and dew is the parent of the ice also, and he only; it …
Until now, God had asked Job questions to show him his ignorance; now God shows Job his weakness. Since he knows so little, he should not question …
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13th Century
Catholic
After the Lord has listed the principal parts of physical creation—that is, earth, sea, and sky—He begins here with the wonders of divine works tha…
