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 The clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind. 29 “Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
The thundering of His pavilion?
30 See how he scatters his lightning, bathing the depths of the sea.

Cross References

Job 37:16

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

1 Kings 18:44-45

The seventh time he said: I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then Elijah said: Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back.

Job 26:14

These are indeed but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear from him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?

Job 37:2-5

Listen! All of you listen to the voice of God, to the thunder that comes from his mouth.

Job 38:9

When I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,

Job 38:37

Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens?

Psalm 18:13

Jehovah thundered in the heavens. The Most High made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning.

Psalm 29:3-10

The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters. The God of glory thunders, Jehovah is over many waters.

Psalm 77:16-19

The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they were agitated. The depths also convulsed.

Psalm 104:3

You lay the beams of your upper chambers in the waters. You make the clouds your chariot. You walk upon the wings of the wind.

Psalm 104:7

They fled at your rebuke. At the sound of your thunder they hurried away.

Nahum 1:3

Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power! He will by no means reprieve the guilty (leave them unpunished). Jehovah has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm. The clouds are the dust of his feet.

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw you and were afraid. The tempest of waters passed by. The deep [water] uttered its voice, and lifted up its hands (power) on high.

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