Job 38:35
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
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?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
- KJV
- Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
- WEB
- Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
- ASV
- Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?
- DARBY
- Dost thou send forth lightnings that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
- BLB
- Can you send out lightnings, that they may go and say to you, ‘Behold us’?
- ÅB
- Kan du sende ut lynene, så de farer avsted, så de sier til deg: Se, her er vi?
- OTB
- Sender du lynene på vei?
Kommer de til deg og sier: ‘Her er vi’? - B1930
- Kan du sende ut lynene, så de farer avsted, så de sier til dig: Se, her er vi?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 36:32
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
Read in contextJob 37:3
He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
Read in context2 Kings 1:14
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
Read in contextRevelation 11:5–6
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Read in contextNumbers 16:35
And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
Read in contextNumbers 11:1
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
Read in contextIsaiah 6:8
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
Read in contextLeviticus 10:2
And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
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