Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Being turned by his guidance to their doing all that he commanded them upon the face of the habitable globe of the earth.
New American Standard Bible
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On the
King James Version
And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
Holman Bible
turning round and round at His direction,
accomplishing everything He commands them
over the surface of the inhabited world.
International Standard Version
It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world,
A Conservative Version
and it is turned round about by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them upon the face of the habitable world.
American Standard Version
And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,
Amplified
“Its direction is turned around by His guidance,
That it may do whatever He commands it
On the face of the inhabited earth.
Bible in Basic English
And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,
Darby Translation
And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,
King James 2000
And it is turned around by his guidance: that they may do whatsoever he commands them upon the face of the whole earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And {they} turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on [the] face of {the habitable world}.
Modern King James verseion
and it is turned around by His guidance, so that they may do whatever He commands them on the face of the world in the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He distributeth also on every side, according as it pleaseth him to deal out his works, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them through the whole world:
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
And it is turned around by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commandeth them upon the face of the world on the earth.
World English Bible
It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,
Youngs Literal Translation
And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 37:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Majesty
11 Also by watering he will cast down the cloud: he will scatter the cloud of his light: 12 Being turned by his guidance to their doing all that he commanded them upon the face of the habitable globe of the earth. 13 If for the rod, if for his land, if for mercy, it shall find him.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 148:8
Fire and hail, snow and vapor: the spirit of storm doing his word:
Psalm 65:9-10
Thou reviewedst the earth, and thou wilt water it: thou wilt greatly enrich it; the stream of God being full of waters: thou wilt prepare their grain, for so thou wilt prepare it.
Psalm 104:24
How thy works were multiplied. O Jehovah! in wisdom thou madest them all: the earth was filled with thy possessions.
Jeremiah 14:22
Is there among the vanities of the nations those causing ruin? and if the heavens will give showers? Art not thou he, Jehovah our God? And we will wait for thee: for thou didst make all these.
Joel 2:23
Ye sons of Zion rejoice and be glad in Jehovah your God; for he gave to you the early rain for justice, and he will bring down to you the rain, the early and latter rain in the first.
Amos 4:7
And I withheld from you the rain in yet three months to harvest: and I caused to rain upon one city, and upon one city I will not cause to rain: and one portion shall be rained upon, and the portion which shall not be rained upon, it shall dry up.
James 5:17-18
Elias was a man having similar feelings with us, and in prayer he prayed for it not to rain: and it rained not upon the earth for three years and six months.
Revelation 11:6
These have power to shut up heaven, that the rain should not wet in the days of their prophecy: and they have power over the waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with every blow, as often as they wish.