Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Do you know how God directs His clouds
or makes their lightning flash?

New American Standard Bible

“Do you know how God establishes them,
And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?

King James Version

Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

International Standard Version

Do you know how God ordains them, and makes his lightning to flash throughout his clouds?

A Conservative Version

Do thou know how God lays [his charge] upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

American Standard Version

Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Amplified


“Do you know how God establishes and commands them,
And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?

Bible in Basic English

Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?

Darby Translation

Dost thou know how +God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash?

Julia Smith Translation

Shalt thou know in God's setting upon them, and he caused the light of his cloud to shine?

King James 2000

Do you know when God dispatched them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do you know {how God commands them} and [how] he causes his cloud's lightning to shine?

Modern King James verseion

Do you know when God placed them, and caused the lightning of His cloud to shine?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Art thou of counsel with God, when he doth these things? When he causeth the light to come forth of his clouds?

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

The Emphasized Bible

Canst thou got to know of GOD'S giving charge over them, or of the causing of the lightning of his cloud to shine forth?

Webster

Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

World English Bible

Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Youngs Literal Translation

Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלהּ אלוהּ 
'elowahh 
God, god
Usage: 57

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

them, and caused the light
אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

of his cloud
ענן 
`anan 
Usage: 87

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Majesty

14 Listen to this, Job.
Stop and consider God’s wonders.
15 Do you know how God directs His clouds
or makes their lightning flash?
16 Do you understand how the clouds float,
those wonderful works of Him who has perfect knowledge?


Cross References

Job 28:24-27

For He looks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.

Job 34:13

Who gave Him authority over the earth?
Who put Him in charge of the entire world?

Job 36:30-32

See how He spreads His lightning around Him
and covers the depths of the sea.

Job 37:11

He saturates clouds with moisture;
He scatters His lightning through them.

Job 38:4-41

Where were you when I established the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.

Psalm 119:90-91

Your faithfulness is for all generations;
You established the earth, and it stands firm.

Isaiah 40:26

Look up and see:
who created these?
He brings out the starry host by number;
He calls all of them by name.
Because of His great power and strength,
not one of them is missing.

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