Job 38:17 BSB — MannaFest

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

BSB

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ASV

Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

KJV

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

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Commentary

3 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXIX (604)

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee, and hast thou seen the gloomy doors? For the 'gates of death' are the adverse powers. Which the Lord descended and opened, because by dying He overcame their strength. Which are by another appellation called the 'gloomy doors,' because while they are not seen, by reason of their crafty concealment, they open to deceived minds the way of death. Which gloomy doors the Lord beholds; because He both observes and represses the crafty malice of unclean spirits.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?.... Meaning not by which death has entered into the world, and which have been the causes and occasion of it; as the sin of man, the appointment of God, and various providences, calamities and diseases; but by which men enter into the state of the dead.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee - That is, the gates of the world where death reigns; or the gates that lead to the abodes of the dead. The allusion here is to “Sheol,” or “Hades,” the dark abodes of the dead. This was supposed to be beneath the ground, and was entered by the grave, and was inclosed by gates and bars; see the notes at Job 10:21-

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הֲנִגְל֣וּ	ha.nig.Lu	¿ have they been revealed	H1540 →
לְ֭ךָ	Le.kha	to you
שַׁעֲרֵי־	sha.'a.rei-	[the] gates of	H8179 →
מָ֑וֶת	Ma.vet	death	H4194 →
וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י	ve.sha.'a.Rei	and [the] gates of	H8179 →
צַלְמָ֣וֶת	tzal.Ma.vet	deep darkness	H6757 →
תִּרְאֶֽה׃	tir.'Eh	have you seen?	H7200 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 107:14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
leads to
- Isaiah 42:16
  I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These…
- Psalms 116:16
  Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
- Ephesians 5:8
  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- 1 Peter 2:9
  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Zechariah 9:11–12
  As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Through
Psalms 107:10
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
leads to
- Luke 1:79
  to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- Micah 7:8
  Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Through
Psalms 107:18
They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
leads to
- Isaiah 38:10
  I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Job