Job 37:18
ContextNET © | will you, with him, spread out 1 the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal? |
NIV © | can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze? |
NASB © | "Can you, with Him, spread out the skies, Strong as a molten mirror? |
NLT © | he makes the skies reflect the heat like a giant mirror. Can you do that? |
MSG © | So how could you even dream of making a dent in that hot-tin-roof sky? |
BBE © | Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass? |
NRSV © | Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror? |
NKJV © | With Him, have you spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror? |
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NET © | will you, with him, spread out 1 the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal? |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The verb means “to beat out; to flatten,” and the analogy in the next line will use molten metal. From this verb is derived the word for the “firmament” in Gen 1:6-8, that canopy-like pressure area separating water above and water below. |