4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!
Focused Passage
Proverbs 30:4
The Sayings of Agur: Humility, the Word of God, Contentment, Wonder, and the Limits of Human Wisdom
The chapter moves from Agur's confession of human limitation, to confidence in God's flawless word, to prayer for truth and contentment, to warnings about arrogance, greed, and dishonor, to wonder at creation and the mystery of hidden ways, to social disorder, to wisdom learned from small creatures, and finally to restraint against self-exaltation and anger.
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Verse 4
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Who מִ֤י H4310 Interrogative has ascended עָלָֽה־ H5927 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to heaven שָׁמַ֨יִם׀ H8064 Noun - masculine plural and come down וַיֵּרַ֡ד H3381 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Who מִ֤י H4310 Interrogative has gathered אָֽסַף־ H622 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the wind ר֨וּחַ׀ H7307 Noun - common singular in His hands בְּחָפְנָ֡יו H2651 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine dual construct | third person masculine singular Who מִ֤י H4310 Interrogative has bound up צָֽרַר־ H6887 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the waters מַ֨יִם׀ H4325 Noun - masculine plural in His cloak בַּשִּׂמְלָ֗ה H8071 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Who מִ֭י H4310 Interrogative has established הֵקִ֣ים H6965 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the ends אַפְסֵי־ H657 Adverb of the earth אָ֑רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular What מַה־ H4100 Interrogative is His name שְּׁמ֥וֹ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and what וּמַֽה־ H4100 Conjunctive waw | Interrogative is the name שֶּׁם־ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct of His Son בְּ֝נ֗וֹ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular surely כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction you know תֵדָֽע׃ H3045 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular