Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

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.

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

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 It is by these that he judges the nations and supplies food in abundance. 32 With his hands he covers the lightning, and directs it against its target. 33 His thunder announces the coming storm, the cattle also, concerning the storm's approach.

Cross References

Exodus 10:21-23

The Lord said to Moses, "Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt."

Job 26:9

He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds.

Job 37:12

The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

Job 37:15

Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?

Psalm 18:11

He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.

Psalm 135:7

He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.

Psalm 147:8-9

He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.

Psalm 148:8

O fire and hail, snow and clouds, O stormy wind that carries out his orders,

Acts 27:20

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.

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