37:9 A tempest blows out from its chamber,
icy cold from the driving winds. 1
38:24 In what direction is lightning 2 dispersed,
or the east winds scattered over the earth?
1 tn The “driving winds” reflects the Hebrew “from the scatterers.” This refers to the north winds that bring the cold air and the ice and snow and hard rains.
2 tn Because the parallel with “light” and “east wind” is not tight, Hoffmann proposed ‘ed instead, “mist.” This has been adopted by many. G. R. Driver suggests “parching heat” (“Problems in the Hebrew text of Job,” VTSup 3 [1955]: 91-92).