King James Version
Job 37:7 in the King James Version says “He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.” — study this verse from Job chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.”
Job 37:7 · KJV
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. likewise: Heb. and to the shower of rain, and to the showers of rain of his strength
He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. south: Heb. chamber north: Heb. scattering winds
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of every man”
H120ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
“may know”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“his work”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
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