Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
For to the snow he says, 'Fall [on the] earth'; and {the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain}--
New American Standard Bible
And to the
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 37:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Majesty
5 "God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways; he does great things, and we cannot comprehend. 6 For to the snow he says, 'Fall [on the] earth'; and {the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain}-- 7 {he stops all human beings from working} {so that everyone whom he has made may know it}.
Names
Cross References
Job 36:27
Indeed, he draws up [the] drops of water; he distills [the] rain into its mist,
Job 38:22
Have you entered into [the] storehouses of [the] snow, or have you seen [the] storehouses of [the] hail,
Genesis 7:10-12
And it happened [that] after seven days the waters of the flood came over the earth.
Ezra 10:9
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month on the twentieth day of the month. All the people sat in the public square of the house of God trembling because of this matter and from the rains.
Ezra 10:13
But the people are many, and it is the time of rain; we are unable to stand outside. The task is not for one day or two, for we greatly rebelled in this matter.
Psalm 147:16-18
[He] gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes;
Psalm 148:8
fire and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind doing his bidding,
Proverbs 28:3
A man [who is] poor and oppresses the impoverished [is] a beating rain {that leaves} no food.
Ezekiel 13:11
Say to [those] covering [it] [with] whitewash that it will fall; there will be {a torrent of rain}, and I will give stones of hail; they will fall! And a {windstorm} will burst forth!
Ezekiel 13:13
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: 'And [so] I will let burst forth a {windstorm} in my rage, and {there will be a torrent of rain} in my anger, and hailstones in [my] rage {for complete destruction}.
Amos 9:6
who builds his upper chambers in the heavens and lays the foundation of his vault on the earth, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them on the surface of the earth--Yahweh is his name.
Matthew 7:25-27
And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not collapse, because its foundation was laid on the rock.