King James Version

Job 37:18

Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

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תַּרְקִ֣יעַtarqiabeatרָקַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beat”, an unfinished actionH7554to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.עִ֭מּוֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).לִשְׁחָקִ֑יםlishchaqimto small dustשַׁחַקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to small dust”, the ordinary formH7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmamentcloud, small dust, heaven, sky.חֲ֝זָקִ֗יםchazaqimstrongחָזָקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “strong”, the ordinary formH2389strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)harder, hottest, [phrase] impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).כִּרְאִ֥יkirias looking glassרְאִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as looking glass”, the ordinary formH7209a mirror (as seen)looking glass.מוּצָֽקmutsaqcastיָצַקverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “cast”, a verb used as a describing wordH3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hardcast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Canst thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds — strong as a hard mirror!

World English Bible

Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?

Darby Translation

Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror?

Douay-Rheims

Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Canst thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wilt thou establish with him foundations for the ancient heavens? they are strong as a molten mirror.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Στερεώσεις μετʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς παλαιώματα, ἰσχυραὶ ὡς ὅρασις ἐπιχύσεως.