Parallel Verses

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,

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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 Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable. 27 “For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,
28 which the skies pour down and drop on mankind abundantly.

Cross References

Psalm 147:8

He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.

Genesis 2:5-6

When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up--for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground,

Job 5:9

who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number:

Job 36:33

Its crashing declares his presence; the cattle also declare that he rises.

Job 38:25-28

"Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain and a way for the thunderbolt,

Job 38:34

"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that a flood of waters may cover you?

Psalm 65:9-13

You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.

Psalm 148:8

fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!

Isaiah 5:6

I will make it a waste; it shall not be pruned or hoed, and briers and thorns shall grow up; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Jeremiah 14:22

Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O LORD our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things.

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