Job 38:22

Have you entered the storehouse ¹  of the snow, or seen the armory ²  of the hail,

"Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,

"Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

"Have you visited the treasuries of the snow? Have you seen where the hail is made and stored?

"Have you ever traveled to where snow is made, seen the vault where hail is stockpiled,

Have you come into the secret place of snow, or have you seen the store-houses of the ice-drops,

"Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

"Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail,

Have you entered the storehouse ¹  of the snow, or seen the armory ²  of the hail,

¹ sn Snow and ice are thought of as being in store, brought out by God for specific purposes, such as times of battle (see Josh 10:11; Exod 9:2ff.; Isa 28:17; Isa 30:30; and Ps 18:12 [13]).

² tn The same Hebrew term (אוֹצָר, ’otsar), has been translated “storehouse” in the first line and “armory” in the second. This has been done for stylistic variation, but also because “hail,” as one of God’s “weapons” (cf. the following verse) suggests military imagery; in this context the word refers to God’s “ammunition dump” where he stockpiles hail.