KJVHe bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out to light.
He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.
Job — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
J O B CHAP. XXVIII. The strain of this chapter is very unlike the rest of this book. Job forgets his sores, and all his sorrows, and talks like a philosopher or a virtuoso. Here is a great deal both of natural and moral philosophy in this discourse; but the…