Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
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Gill's Exposition
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? Thy gardens, fields, and farms; canst thou, in a magisterial way, call to and demand of the clouds to let down rain…
Barnes' Notes
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? - Margin, “the twelve signs;” that is, the twelve signs of the zodiac. There has been much diversity of opinion about the meaning of this word. It…
Adam Clarke
Mazzaroth in his season? - This is generally understood to mean the signs of the zodiac. מזרות Mazzaroth, according to Parkhurst, comes from מזר mazar, to corrupt; and he supposes it to mean that…
Hitherto God had put such questions to Job as were proper to convince him of his ignorance and short-sightedness. Now he comes, in the same manner, to show his impotency and weakness. As it is but…
Cambridge Bible
canst thou bring forth Rather, dost thou …? and similarly, dost thou guide? The meaning of Mazzarothis uncertain. The word has been supposed to be another form of Mazzaloth, 2Ki 23:5, which is thought…