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 clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 29 “Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
The thundering of His pavilion?
30 Behold, he spreads his light upon it and covers the roots of the sea.



Cross References

Job 37:16

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one who is perfect in knowledge?

1 Kings 18:44-45

And the seventh time he said, Behold, a little cloud like the palm of a man's hand arises out of the sea. And he said, Go and say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot and descend that the rain not stop thee.

Job 26:14

Behold, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion have we heard of him? For the thunder of his power, who shall understand?

Job 37:2-5

Hear attentively his terrible voice and the word that goes out of his mouth.

Job 38:9

When I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness a swaddling band for it,

Job 38:37

Who declared the heavens in wisdom? Or who can stay the bottles of heaven

Psalm 18:13

The LORD thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

Psalm 29:3-10

The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thunders: the LORD is upon many waters.

Psalm 77:16-19

The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid; the depths also were troubled.

Psalm 104:3

who dost establish his chambers between the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,

Psalm 104:7

At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

Nahum 1:3

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power and will not at all treat the guilty as though they were innocent; the LORD whose way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the waters passed by; the abyss uttered its voice; the deep lifted up its hands.

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