Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

For he will say to the snow, Be it on earth; and to the shower of rain, and to the shower of the rains of his strength.

New American Standard Bible

“For to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’

King James Version

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

Holman Bible

For He says to the snow, “Fall to the earth,”
and the torrential rains, His mighty torrential rains,

International Standard Version

For he says to the snow, "Fall to the earth.' He tells the rain, "Pour down,' then it rains profusely.

A Conservative Version

For he says to the snow, Fall thou on the earth, likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.

American Standard Version

For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.

Amplified


“For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;
And [He speaks] to the showers and to the downpour [of His mighty rains], ‘Be strong.’

Bible in Basic English

For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.

Darby Translation

For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.

King James 2000

For he says to the snow, Be on the earth; likewise to the gentle rain, and to the heavy rain of his strength.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For to the snow he says, 'Fall [on the] earth'; and {the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain}--

Modern King James verseion

For He says to the snow, Fall on the earth; also to the shower of rain, and to the shower of heavy rains in its strength.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"When he commandeth the snow, it falleth upon the earth: As soon as he giveth the rain a charge, immediately the showers have their strength, and fall down.

NET Bible

For to the snow he says, 'Fall to earth,' and to the torrential rains, 'Pour down.'

New Heart English Bible

For he says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth;' likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.

The Emphasized Bible

For, to the snow, he saith, Fall earthwards, - Also to the downpour of rain, yea the downpour of his mighty rains.

Webster

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

World English Bible

For he says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth;' likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.

Youngs Literal Translation

For to snow He saith, 'Be on the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
to the snow
שׁלג 
Sheleg 
Usage: 20

Be thou
הוה הוא 
Hava' 
be thou, be, shall be, may be, hath
Usage: 6

on the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

likewise to the small
מטר 
Matar 
Usage: 38

גּשׁם 
Geshem 
גּשׁם 
Geshem 
Usage: 35
Usage: 35

and to the great
מטר 
Matar 
Usage: 38

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Majesty

5 God will thunder with his voice of wonder, doing great things, and we shall not know. 6 For he will say to the snow, Be it on earth; and to the shower of rain, and to the shower of the rains of his strength. 7 He will seal in the hand of every man, for all men to know his work.

Cross References

Job 36:27

For he will withhold the drops of water: they will pour out rain for its vapor.

Job 38:22

Didst thou come into the treasures of snow? and shalt thou see the treasures of hail,

Genesis 7:10-12

And it shall be seven days; and the waters of the flood shall be upon the earth.

Ezra 10:9

And all the men of Judah and Benjamin will gather together at Jerusalem in three days. It was the ninth month, in the twentieth in the month, and all the people will sit in the broad place of the house of God, trembling for the word, and from the heavy showers.

Ezra 10:13

But the people many, and a time of heavy showers, and no power to stand without, and the work not for one day, and not for two: for we many transgressing in this word.

Psalm 147:16-18

Giving snow as wool: he will scatter the hoarfrost as ashes.

Psalm 148:8

Fire and hail, snow and vapor: the spirit of storm doing his word:

Proverbs 28:3

A poor man oppressing the poor, a sweeping rain and no bread.

Ezekiel 13:11

Say to them plastering with plaster: And it shall fall: there was a violent rain poured out; and ye, O hailstones, shall fall; and the spirit of storms shall rend.

Ezekiel 13:13

For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I rent a spirit of storms in my wrath; and there shall be a violent shower overflowing in mine anger, and stones of hail in my wrath to finish.

Amos 9:6

He building his ascents in the heavens, and founding his arches upon the earth; he calling to the waters of the sea, and he will pour them forth upon the face of the earth: Jehovah his name.

Matthew 7:25-27

And the rain descended, and rivers came, and winds blew, and fell upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded upon the rock.

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