Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
With the hands be covered the light; and he commanded concerning it with a mark.
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.
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 them he will judge the peoples; he will give food to abundance. 32 With the hands be covered the light; and he commanded concerning it with a mark. 33 His thunder will announce concerning him, and the flock also concerning the going up.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 10:21-23
And Jehovah will say to Moses, Stretch forth thy hand towards the heavens, and darkness shall be upon the land of Egypt, and the darkness shall be felt
Job 26:9
Holding fast the face of the throne, he spread his cloud upon it
Job 37:12
Being turned by his guidance to their doing all that he commanded them upon the face of the habitable globe of the earth.
Job 37:15
Shalt thou know in God's setting upon them, and he caused the light of his cloud to shine?
Psalm 18:11
He will set darkness his covering; his tent round about him darknesses of waters, thick clouds.
Psalm 135:7
Causing the liftings up to ascend from the ends of the earth; he made lightnings for the rain; bringing forth the wind from his treasures.
Psalm 147:8-9
Covering the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, causing the grass to spring up on the mountains.
Psalm 148:8
Fire and hail, snow and vapor: the spirit of storm doing his word:
Acts 27:20
And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small tempest impending, finally all hope for us to be saved was removed.