4Who 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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Whoמִ֤יH4310Interrogativehas ascendedעָלָֽה־H5927Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto heavenשָׁמַ֨יִם׀H8064Noun - masculine pluraland come downוַיֵּרַ֡דH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularWhoמִ֤יH4310Interrogativehas gatheredאָֽסַף־H622Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe windר֨וּחַ׀H7307Noun - common singularin His handsבְּחָפְנָ֡יוH2651Preposition-b | Noun - masculine dual construct | third person masculine singularWhoמִ֤יH4310Interrogativehas bound upצָֽרַר־H6887Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe watersמַ֨יִם׀H4325Noun - masculine pluralin His cloakבַּשִּׂמְלָ֗הH8071Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularWhoמִ֭יH4310Interrogativehas establishedהֵקִ֣יםH6965Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe endsאַפְסֵי־H657Adverbof the earthאָ֑רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularWhatמַה־H4100Interrogativeis His nameשְּׁמ֥וֹH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand whatוּמַֽה־H4100Conjunctive waw | Interrogativeis the nameשֶּׁם־H8034Noun - masculine singular constructof His Sonבְּ֝נ֗וֹH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularsurelyכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionyou knowתֵדָֽע׃H3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular