Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and cause his light to shine upon them, and to cover the bottom of the sea.
New American Standard Bible
And He covers the depths of the sea.
King James Version
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
Holman Bible
and covers the depths of the sea.
International Standard Version
He scatters his lightning above it, and covers the bottom of the sea.
A Conservative Version
Behold, he spreads his light around him, and he covers the bottom of the sea.
American Standard Version
Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.
Amplified
“Behold, He spreads His lightning around Him [against the dark clouds],
And He covers the depths of the sea.
Bible in Basic English
See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it.
Darby Translation
Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, he spread upon it his light, and he covered the roots of the sea.
King James 2000
Behold, he spreads his lightning upon it, and covers the depths of the sea.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, he scatters his lightning around him, and he covers the roots of the sea.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, He spreads His light on it, and He covers the bottom of the sea.
NET Bible
See how he scattered his lightning about him; he has covered the depths of the sea.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! he hath spread out over it, his lightning, The bed of the sea, hath he covered.
Webster
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
World English Bible
Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 36:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Greatness
29 He can spread out the clouds - a covering of his tabernacle - 30 and cause his light to shine upon them, and to cover the bottom of the sea. 31 By these things governeth he his people, and giveth them abundance of meat.
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Cross References
Genesis 1:9
And God said, "Let the waters that are under heaven gather themselves unto one place, that the dry land may appear." And it came so to pass.
Exodus 14:22
And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea upon the dry ground. And the water was a wall unto them, both on their right hand and on their left hand.
Exodus 14:28
and the water returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen: so that of all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them, there remained not one.
Exodus 15:4-5
Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea. His jolly captains are drowned in the reed sea;
Job 38:8-11
Who shut the sea with doors, when it brake forth as a child out of his mother's womb?
Job 38:25
"Who divideth the abundance of waters into rivers, or who maketh a way for the stormy weather,
Job 38:34-35
Moreover, canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that they may pour down a great rain upon thee?
Psalm 18:11-16
He made darkness his secret place, his pavilion round about him; with dark waters and thick clouds to cover him. {TYNDALE: And he made darkness a tabernacle round about him, with water gathered together in thick clouds.}
Psalm 104:5-9
Thou hast laid the foundations of the earth, that it never should move at any time.
Luke 17:24
for as the lightning that appeareth out of the one part of the heaven, and shineth unto the other part of heaven, So shall the son of man be in his days.