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 pour down,
They drip upon man abundantly.
29 “Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
The thundering of His pavilion?
30 “Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him,
And He covers the depths of the sea.



Cross References

Job 37:16

“Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds,
The wonders of one perfect in knowledge,

1 Kings 18:44-45

It came about at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, a cloud as small as a man’s hand is coming up from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, so that the heavy shower does not stop you.’”

Job 26:14

“Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty thunder, who can understand?”

Job 37:2-5

“Listen closely to the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.

Job 38:9

When I made a cloud its garment
And thick darkness its swaddling band,

Job 38:37

“Who can count the clouds by wisdom,
Or tip the water jars 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 upon the waters;
The God of glory thunders,
The Lord is over many waters.

Psalm 77:16-19

The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The deeps also trembled.

Psalm 104:3

He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
He makes the clouds His chariot;
He walks upon the wings of the wind;

Psalm 104:7

At Your rebuke they fled,
At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

Nahum 1:3

The Lord is slow to anger and great in power,
And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
In whirlwind and storm is His way,
And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw You and quaked;
The downpour of waters swept by.
The deep uttered forth its voice,
It lifted high its hands.

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