Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageHe blankets the earth with snow like wool; He showers hoarfrost across the land like ashes.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GHe gives snow like wool; He scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
KJV
King James VersionHe giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleHe spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
Footnotes
The twin similes are arresting in their paradox: snow soft and warm like wool, frost pale and light like ashes from a spent fire—cold described through images of warmth and dissolution. kefor (hoarfrost) is the thin crystalline coating that forms on cold surfaces at dawn—distinct from snow and ice. yefazer ('scatters') is the verb used for sowing seed or dispersing coins, suggesting YHWH distributes frost as generously as a sower in a field. Both translations honour these striking comparisons; FOG Message's 'showers' adds a sense of abundance absent from FOG's more restrained 'scatters.'
