Passage

Job 38.17

Book: Job · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"15. And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken. 16. Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?"

"17. Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?"

"18. Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all. 19. Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof," (Job 38:15-19, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken. 16. “Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?"

"17. Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?"

"18. Have you comprehended the earth in its width? Declare, if you know it all. 19. “What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place," (Job 38:15-19, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"15. And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. 16. Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?"

"17. Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?"

"18. Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. 19. Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof," (Job 38:15-19, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken. 16. Hast thou come in to springs of the sea? And in searching the deep Hast thou walked up and down?"

"17. Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see?"

"18. Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare, if thou hast known it all. 19. Where [is] this, the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where [is] this, its place?" (Job 38:15-19, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H4194 - mavet

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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