37:9 A tempest blows out from its chamber,
icy cold from the driving winds. 1
37:10 The breath of God produces ice,
and the breadth of the waters freeze solid.
38:29 From whose womb does the ice emerge,
and the frost from the sky, 2 who gives birth to it,
1 tn The “driving winds” reflects the Hebrew “from the scatterers.” This refers to the north winds that bring the cold air and the ice and snow and hard rains.
2 tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.