Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
The thundering of His pavilion?

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out
or how the thunder roars from God’s pavilion?

International Standard Version

"Furthermore, can anyone understand cloud patterns, or the thundering in his pavilion?

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds
Or the thundering of His pavilion?

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Also if he shall understand the spreadings of the cloud, the noise of his booth.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Moreover, {can anyone understand} [the] spreading of clouds, [the] thundering of his dwelling place?

Modern King James verseion

Also can any understand the spreading of the clouds, or the crashing of His canopy?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He can spread out the clouds - a covering of his tabernacle -

NET Bible

Who can understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion?

New Heart English Bible

Yes, can any understand the spreading of the clouds, and the thunderings of his pavilion?

The Emphasized Bible

But surely none can understand the burstings of the cloud, the crashing of his pavilion!

Webster

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

World English Bible

Yes, can any understand the spreading of the clouds, and the thunderings of his pavilion?

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מפרשׂ 
Miphras 
Usage: 2

of the clouds
עב 
`ab 
Usage: 32

or the noise
תּשׁאה 
T@shu'ah 
Usage: 4

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

28 which the skies pour down and drop on mankind abundantly. 29 “Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
The thundering of His pavilion?
30 Behold, he scatters his lightning about him and covers the roots of the sea.

Cross References

Job 37:16

Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,

1 Kings 18:44-45

And at the seventh time he said, "Behold, a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea." And he said, "Go up, say to Ahab, 'Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.'"

Job 26:14

Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"

Job 37:2-5

Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

Job 38:9

when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band,

Job 38:37

Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,

Psalm 18:13

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 29:3-10

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

Psalm 77:16-19

When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled.

Psalm 104:3

He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind;

Psalm 104:7

At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight.

Nahum 1:3

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw you and writhed; the raging waters swept on; the deep gave forth its voice; it lifted its hands on high.

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