King James Version
Job 38:23 in the King James Version says “Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?” — study this verse from Job chapter 38 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?”
Job 38:23 · KJV
Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
KJV Study — Public Domain
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“Which I have reserved”
H2820to restrain or (reflexive) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
“against the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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