Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

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 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 pour down and drop on man plentifully. 29 Also can any understand the spreading of the clouds, or the crashing of His canopy? 30 Behold, He spreads His light on it, and He covers the bottom of the sea.

Cross References

Job 37:16

Do you know the balancing of the clouds, the wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

1 Kings 18:44-45

And it happened at the seventh time, he said, Behold, there arises a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Bind up and go down, so that the rain does not stop you.

Job 26:14

Lo, these are the edges of His ways; but what a whisper of a word we hear of Him! And the thunder of His power who can understand?

Job 37:2-5

Listen carefully to the thunder of His voice, and the rumbling that comes out of His mouth.

Job 38:9

When I made the clouds its robe, and darkness its navel-band,

Job 38:37

Who can number the clouds by wisdom; or who can empty out the jars of the heavens,

Psalm 18:13

Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave forth His voice; hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 29:3-10

The voice of Jehovah is on the waters; the God of glory thunders; Jehovah is above many waters.

Psalm 77:16-19

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

Psalm 104:3

He lays the beams of His upper rooms in the waters. He sets the clouds as His chariots; He walks on the wings of the wind;

Psalm 104:7

At Your rebuke they flee; at the voice of Your thunder they hurry away.

Nahum 1:3

Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power. And He does not by any means acquit the guilty. Jehovah has His way in the tempest and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.

Habakkuk 3:10

They saw You; mountains trembled. The storm of water passed over; the deep uttered its voice and lifted up its hands on high.

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