Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,

New American Standard Bible

“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For He makes waterdrops evaporate;
they distill the rain into its mist,

International Standard Version

He draws up drops of water, distilling it to rain and mist.

A Conservative Version

For he draws up the drops of water, which distil in rain from his vapor,

American Standard Version

For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,

Amplified


“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,

Bible in Basic English

For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,

Darby Translation

For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth,

Julia Smith Translation

For he will withhold the drops of water: they will pour out rain for its vapor.

King James 2000

For he makes small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to its vapor:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Indeed, he draws up [the] drops of water; he distills [the] rain into its mist,

Modern King James verseion

For He draws up the drops of water; they distill rain into mist,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He turneth the water to small drops, he driveth his clouds

NET Bible

He draws up drops of water; they distill the rain into its mist,

New Heart English Bible

For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,

The Emphasized Bible

For he draweth up drops of water, They trickle as rain through his mist;

Webster

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor of it.

World English Bible

For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּרע 
Gara` 
Usage: 22

the drops
נטף 
Nataph 
Usage: 2

זקק 
Zaqaq 
Usage: 7

מטר 
Matar 
Usage: 38

according to the vapour
אד 
'ed 
Usage: 2

References

Fausets

Morish

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

26 Lo, God is high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there is no searching. 27 When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour, 28 Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.



Cross References

Psalm 147:8

Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up on mountains,

Genesis 2:5-6

and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground,

Job 5:9

Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, till there is no numbering.

Job 36:33

He sheweth by it to his friend substance, Anger against perversity.

Job 38:25-28

Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?

Job 38:34

Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?

Psalm 65:9-13

Thou hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God is full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare it,

Psalm 148:8

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;

Isaiah 5:6

And I make it a waste, It is not pruned, nor arranged, And gone up have brier and thorn, And on the thick clouds I lay a charge, From raining upon it rain.

Jeremiah 14:22

Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou -- Thou hast done all these!

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