Job 37:12
10 By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
11 He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13 Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
14 Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
- KJV
- And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
- WEB
- It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,
- ASV
- And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,
- DARBY
- And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,
- BLB
- And it turns around, being turned [about] by His guidance, to do all of what He commands them above the face of the habitation of the earth.
- ÅB
- og de svinger hit og dit, etter som han leder dem, for at de skal utføre alt det han befaler dem, over den vide jord;
- OTB
- Den skifter retning, snur seg ved Hans veiledning,
For at den skal utføre hva Han befaler den
På jordens bebodde ansikt. - B1930
- og de svinger hit og dit, efter som han leder dem, forat de skal utføre alt det han byder dem, over den vide jord;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 148:8
lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
Read in contextPsalms 104:24
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
Read in contextJames 5:17–18
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Read in contextJoel 2:23
Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
Read in contextAmos 4:7
“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.
Read in contextRevelation 11:6
These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
Read in contextJeremiah 14:22
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
Read in contextPsalms 65:9–10
You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
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