Parallel Verses

King James 2000

Who has divided a channel for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

New American Standard Bible

“Who has cleft a channel for the flood,
Or a way for the thunderbolt,

King James Version

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

Holman Bible

Who cuts a channel for the flooding rain
or clears the way for lightning,

International Standard Version

"Who cuts canals for storm floods, and paths for the lightning and thunder,

A Conservative Version

Who has cleft a channel for the water flood, or the way for the lightning of the thunder,

American Standard Version

Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

Amplified


“Who has prepared a channel for the torrents of rain and for the flood,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,

Bible in Basic English

By whom has the way been cut for the flowing of the rain, and the flaming of the thunder;

Darby Translation

Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;

Julia Smith Translation

Who divided a channel for the overflowing, and a way for the lightning of the voices?

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Who has cut open a channel for the torrents and a way for [the] {thunder bolts},

Modern King James verseion

Who has cut a channel for the flood, or a way for the thunderclaps;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Who divideth the abundance of waters into rivers, or who maketh a way for the stormy weather,

NET Bible

Who carves out a channel for the heavy rains, and a path for the rumble of thunder,

New Heart English Bible

Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm;

The Emphasized Bible

Who hath cloven - for the torrent - a channel? Or a way for the lightning of thunders;

Webster

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

World English Bible

Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm;

Youngs Literal Translation

Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּלג 
Palag 
Usage: 4

תּעלה 
T@`alah 
Usage: 11

שׁטף שׁטף 
Sheteph 
Usage: 6

or a way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

חזיז 
Chaziyz 
Usage: 3

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

Yahweh Interrogates Job

24 By what way is the light distributed, which scatters the east wind upon the earth? 25  Who has divided a channel for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;


Cross References

Job 28:26

When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

Job 36:27-28

For he makes small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to its vapor:

Job 37:3-6

He directs it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

Psalm 29:3-10

The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thunders: the LORD is upon many waters.

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