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Job 37:8 Cross-References
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“Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.”
Job 37:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 37:8
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places (watabo hayah bi-m'onah u-vim'onoteyha tishkon, וַתָּבוֹא חַיָּה בִמְעוֹנָה וּבִמְעוֹנֹתֶיהָ תִּשְׁכּוֹן)—The verb shakan (שָׁכַן) means to dwell or abide, the same root as Shekinah, God's dwelling presence. Even wild animals practice seasonal Sabbath, 'dwelling' in hibernation shelters. The noun me'onah (מְעוֹנָה) denotes a habitation or refuge.Elihu observes that instinct-driven animals obey divine weather-signals without rebellion, while rational Job questions God's governance. The rebuke is implicit: if beasts accept their creaturely...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 37:8
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