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Job 38:34

CreationGod's power and sovereignty

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

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BSB
Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
KJV
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
WEB
“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you?
ASV
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?
DARBY
Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee?
BLB
Can you raise to the cloud your voice, and an abundance of waters will cover you?
ÅB
Kan din røst nå opp til skyen, så en flom av vann dekker deg?
OTB
«Kan du rope til skyene
og dekke deg med en flom av vann?
B1930
Kan din røst nå op til skyen, så en flom av vann dekker dig?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 22:11

    Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

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  • Zechariah 10:1

    Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

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  • James 5:18

    And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

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  • Job 36:27–28

    For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

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  • 1 Samuel 12:18

    So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

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  • Amos 5:8

    Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

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