10 By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
Job 37:10
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Sirach 43:19–21
19 He also pours out frost on the earth like salt. When it is freezes, it has points like thorns. (WEB) 20 The cold north wind blows and ice freezes on the water. It settles on every pool of water. The water puts it on like it was a breastplate. (WEB) 21 It will devour the mountain… (WEB)
Job 38:29–31
29 From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven, 30 when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen? 31 Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?
Psalms 147:16–18
16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes; 17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast? 18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
Sirach 43:14–16
14 Therefore the storehouses are opened, and clouds fly out like birds. (WEB) 15 By his mighty power, he makes the clouds strong and the hailstones are broken in pieces. (WEB) 16 At his appearing, the mountains will be shaken. At his will, the south wind will blow. (WEB)
Proverbs 3:19–21
19 The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. 20 By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew. 21 My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
Job 26:12–14
12 By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab. 13 By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. 14 Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand…
Job 26:6–8
6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. 7 He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing. 8 He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
Exodus 15:7–9
7 You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble. 8 At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enem…
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