The Meaning of Job 38:36 Explained

Job 38:36

KJV: Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

YLT: Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?

Darby: Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?

ASV: Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

Discover Job 38:36

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 38:36?

MEANING: What does Job 38:36 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 38:36 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 38:36?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Who hath put  wisdom  in the inward parts?  or who hath given  understanding  to the heart? 

What does Job 38:36 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 38:19-41 - What Man Cannot Do
In this chapter a number of nature-pictures pass before us. These include the creation of the earth, Job 38:4-7; the sea, Job 38:8-11; light, Job 38:12-15; the mysteries of the unseen, Job 38:16-18; snow and rain, Job 38:22-30; the constellations of heaven, Job 38:31-38; and the recesses of the forest-glades, Job 38:39-41.
What does it all mean? Ah! there are times when the voice of God through nature falls on our hearts like sweet music, and we hardly know whence or how, but we are comforted and strengthened. The peace passes understanding. Besides, the frequent question, Hast thou? was intended to turn Job's attention to the great mysteries contained in common and ordinary things. If he could not unravel these, how could he hope to fathom all the wonderful dealings of God with the human soul? His ways are above ours and His thoughts higher than ours; but we are sure from Calvary that He is love. Let us quiet ourselves, therefore, and trust. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 38

1  God challenges Job to answer
4  God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance
31  and weakness

What do the individual words in Job 38:36 mean?

Who has put in the mind wisdom Or who has given to the heart understanding
מִי־ שָׁ֭ת ؟ בַּטֻּח֣וֹת חָכְמָ֑ה א֤וֹ מִֽי־ נָתַ֖ן לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי ؟ בִינָֽה

שָׁ֭ת  has  put 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
؟ בַּטֻּח֣וֹת  in  the  mind 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: טֻחֹות  
Sense: inner regions, hidden recesses, inward parts.
חָכְמָ֑ה  wisdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
נָתַ֖ן  has  given 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי  to  the  heart 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׂכְוִי  
Sense: a celestial appearance or phenomenon, mind.
؟ בִינָֽה  understanding 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בִּינָה  
Sense: understanding, discernment.

What are the major concepts related to Job 38:36?

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