Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For to the snow he says, 'Fall [on the] earth'; and {the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain}--
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 marvelously with His voice; He does great things, and we do not understand. 6 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. 7 He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
Names
Cross References
Job 36:27
For He draws up the drops of water; they distill rain into 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 after seven days that the waters of the flood came into being on the earth.
Ezra 10:9
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves to Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month. And all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
Ezra 10:13
But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand outside. And the work is not of one or two days. For we who have sinned in this thing are many.
Psalm 147:16-18
He gives snow like wool; He scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
Psalm 148:8
fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind fulfilling His Word,
Proverbs 28:3
A poor man who crushes the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
Ezekiel 13:11
Say to those who daub with lime, yes, it shall fall; there will be a flooding rain; and you, O hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind will break.
Ezekiel 13:13
Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah: I will even break it with a stormy wind in My fury. And there shall be a flooding rain in My anger, and hailstones in fury to destroy it.
Amos 9:6
It is He who builds His staircase in the heavens, and He has founded the heavens on the earth; He who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the face of the earth; Jehovah is His name.
Matthew 7:25-27
And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it did not fall, for it was founded on a rock.