Job 38:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It is changedתִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ
(tit·hap·pech)
2015: to turn, overturna prim. root
like clayכְּחֹ֣מֶר
(ke·cho·mer)
2563a: cement, mortar, clayfrom chamar
[under] the seal;חֹותָ֑ם
(cho·v·tam;)
2368: a seal, signet ringfrom chatham
And they stand forthוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ
(ve·yit·ya·tze·vu)
3320: to set or station oneself, take one's standa prim. root
likeכְּמֹ֣ו
(ke·mov)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
a garment.לְבֽוּשׁ׃
(le·vush.)
3830: a garment, clothing, raimentfrom labash


















KJV Lexicon
It is turned
haphak  (haw-fak')
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
as clay
chomer  (kho'mer)
a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure -- clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
to the seal
chowtham  (kho-thawm')
a signature-ring -- seal, signet.
and they stand
yatsab  (yaw-tsab')
to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
as a garment
lbuwsh  (leb-oosh')
a garment; by implication (euphem.) a wife -- apparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It is changed like clay under the seal; And they stand forth like a garment.

King James Bible
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The earth is changed as clay is by a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.

International Standard Version
Like clay is molded by a signet ring, the earth's hills and valleys then stand out like the colors of a garment.

NET Bible
The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features are dyed like a garment.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The earth changes like clay stamped by a seal, and [parts of it] stand out like [folds in] clothing.

King James 2000 Bible
It is turned as clay under the seal; and they stand out as a garment.
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