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New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
Holman Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Upon both hands, he putteth a covering of lightning, and layeth command upon it against an assailant:
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
Kaph
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 36:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Greatness
31
For by these he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance.
32
And
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 10:21-23
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt."
Job 26:9
He covers the face of the full moon and spreads over it his cloud.
Job 37:12
They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.
Job 37:15
Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
Psalm 18:11
He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him, thick clouds dark with water.
Psalm 135:7
He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
Psalm 147:8-9
He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.
Psalm 148:8
fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!
Acts 27:20
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.