Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Upon both hands, he putteth a covering of lightning, and layeth command upon it against an assailant:

New American Standard Bible

“He covers His hands with the lightning,
And commands it to strike the mark.

King James Version

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

Holman Bible

He covers His hands with lightning
and commands it to hit its mark.

International Standard Version

His hands are covered with lightning that he commands to strike his designated target.

A Conservative Version

He covers his hands with the lightning, and gives it a command that it strike the mark.

American Standard Version

He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.

Amplified


“He covers His hands with the lightning,
And commands it to strike the mark.

Bible in Basic English

He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.

Darby Translation

His hands he covereth with lightning, and commandeth it where it is to strike.

Julia Smith Translation

With the hands be covered the light; and he commanded concerning it with a mark.

King James 2000

With clouds he covers the light; and commands it not to shine by the cloud that comes between.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He covers [his] hands [with] lightning, and he commands it the place at [which] to strike.

Modern King James verseion

He covers His hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

In the turning of a hand he hideth the light, and at his commandment it cometh again.

NET Bible

With his hands he covers the lightning, and directs it against its target.

New Heart English Bible

He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.

Webster

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the intervening cloud.

World English Bible

He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.

Youngs Literal Translation

By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּף 
Kaph 
Usage: 192

כּסה 
Kacah 
Usage: 152

the light
אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

31 For, by those things, he executeth judgment on peoples, He giveth food in abundance: 32 Upon both hands, he putteth a covering of lightning, and layeth command upon it against an assailant: 33 His rolling thunder telleth concerning him, - The cattle, even, concerning him that is coming up.

Cross References

Exodus 10:21-23

Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the heavens, that there may be darkness, over the land of Egypt, - and that one may feel the darkness.

Job 26:9

Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;

Job 37:12

Yea, the same, in circles, turneth itself to and fro, by his steering them to their work, whithersoever he commandeth them, over the face of the world, towards the earth.

Job 37:15

Canst thou got to know of GOD'S giving charge over them, or of the causing of the lightning of his cloud to shine forth?

Psalm 18:11

Made darkness his hiding-place, Round about him - his pavilion, Darkness of waters, clouds of vapours.

Psalm 135:7

Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, - Lightnings for the rain, hath he made, bringing forth wind out of his treasuries.

Psalm 147:8-9

Who covereth the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, who causeth the mountains to sprout grass:

Psalm 148:8

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

Acts 27:20

And, neither, sun nor stars, appearing for many days, and, no small tempest, lying upon us, in the end, all hope that we should be saved, began to be taken from us.

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