Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
The verse stands in the debate between Job and his three friends over his afflictions, a debate that runs through chapters 4 to 31. That debate is structured as three circles of speeches, with each speaker contributing in turn. Its picture here is of streams that run blackish and dark by reason of ice, with snow hid and concealed within them.
The verse stands in the debate between Job and his three friends over his afflictions, a debate that runs through chapters 4 to 31. That debate is structured as three circles of speeches, with each speaker contributing in turn. Its picture here is of streams that run blackish and dark by reason of ice, with snow hid and concealed within them.