Job 37:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 37:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 37:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 37:17 — KJV
“How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?”
— Job 37:17 (KJV)
Job 37:17 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 37:17
“And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;”
Shares key themes with Job 37:17: earth, wind
“And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. spread...: Heb. break forth”
Shares key themes with Job 37:17: earth, south
“And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Job 37:17: warm, earth
“And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.”
Shares key themes with Job 37:17: how, earth
“And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. as it were a day's...: Heb. as it were the way of a day”
Shares key themes with Job 37:17: earth, wind
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