King James Version

Job 37:9

Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

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מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַ֭חֶדֶרhachederthe inner) chamberחֶדֶרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the inner) chamber”, the ordinary formH2315an apartment (usually literal)((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.תָּב֣וֹאtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…סוּפָ֑הsufahstormסוּפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “storm”, the ordinary formH5492a hurricaneRed Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.וּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥יםumimzarimand from northמְזָרֶהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and from north”, the ordinary formH4215properly, a scatterer, i.e. the north wind (as dispersing clouds; only in plural)north.קָרָֽהqarahcoldקָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cold”, the ordinary formH7135coolnesscold.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Out of the chamber of the south cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.

Young’s Literal Translation

From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds — cold,

World English Bible

Out of its room comes the storm, and cold out of the north.

Darby Translation

From the chamber [of the south] cometh the whirlwind; and cold from the winds of the north.

Douay-Rheims

Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Troubles come on out of the secret chambers, and cold from the mountain-tops.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκ ταμιείων ἐπέρχονται ὀδύναι, ἀπὸ δὲ ἀκρωτηρίων ψῦχος·