Job 36:29 “Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thu…”

Job 36:29

Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

World English Bible

Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunderings of his pavilion?

American Standard Version

Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?

Geneva Bible 1599

Who can know the diuisions of ye clouds and the thunders of his tabernacle?

Darby Translation

But can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the crashing of his pavilion?

Young's Literal Translation

Yea, doth [any] understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle?

Bible in Basic English

And who has knowledge of how the clouds are stretched out, or of the thunders of his tent?

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Cross references

“the spreadings”

Job 37:16 Job 38:9 Job 38:37 Psalm 104:3 1 Kings 18:44 1 Kings 18:45

Job 37:16 · BSB

Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

Job 38:9 · BSB

when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,

Job 38:37 · BSB

Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens

Psalm 104:3 · BSB

laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

1 Kings 18:44 · BSB

On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”

1 Kings 18:45 · BSB

Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.

“the noise”

Job 37:2–5 Psalm 18:13 Psalm 29:3–10 Psalm 77:16–19 Psalm 104:7 Nahum 1:3

Job 37:2–5 · BSB

Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.

Psalm 18:13 · BSB

The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 29:3–10 · BSB

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

Psalm 77:16–19 · BSB

The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.

Psalm 104:7 · BSB

At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

Nahum 1:3 · BSB

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

Also

Job 26:14

Job 26:14 · BSB

Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

28which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.

30See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.

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