Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
He covers [his] hands [with] lightning, and he commands it the place at [which] to strike.
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.
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 Indeed, he judges people by them; he gives food {in abundance}. 32 He covers [his] hands [with] lightning, and he commands it the place at [which] to strike. 33 His thundering tells about him; [the] livestock also [tell] {concerning what rises}.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 10:21-23
And Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the heavens so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt and so that [a person can] feel darkness."
Job 26:9
[He] covers [the] face of [the] full moon; [he] spreads his cloud over it.
Job 37:12
And {they} turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on [the] face of {the habitable world}.
Job 37:15
Do you know {how God commands them} and [how] he causes his cloud's lightning to shine?
Psalm 18:11
He made darkness his hiding place; all about him his covering [was] a darkness of waters, {thick clouds}.
Psalm 135:7
[He] causes clouds to rise from the edge of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain; [he] brings out [the] wind from his storehouses.
Psalm 147:8-9
who covers [the] heavens with clouds, who provides rain for the earth, who causes grass to grow on the mountains.
Psalm 148:8
fire and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind doing his bidding,
Acts 27:20
But [when] neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and [with] not a little bad weather confronting [us], finally all hope was abandoned [that] we would be saved.