Which are darkened because of ice, And into which the snow melts.
Parallel translations
- WEB Which are black by reason of the ice, in which the snow hides itself.
- KJV Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
- BSB darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
- NKJV Which are dark because of the ice, And into which the snow vanishes.
- NLT when it is swollen with ice and melting snow.
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Quick answer
The brooks run dark with ice and hidden snow. It describes the streams full and forbidding in the cold season, soon to disappoint.
Overview
Job continues the wadi image: in cold weather the streams swell, turbid with melting ice and snow, looking abundant. The picture sets up the cruel reversal to come, much promise but no lasting supply. It illustrates how false comfort and unreliable help appear plentiful at first, unlike the steadfast provision of God, whose mercies, fulfilled in Christ, never run dry.
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