Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Who can count the thin clouds, in wisdom? And, the bottles of the heavens, who can empty out;
New American Standard Bible
Or
King James Version
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
Holman Bible
Or who can tilt the water jars of heaven
International Standard Version
Who has the wisdom to be able to count the clouds, or to empty the water jars of heaven,
A Conservative Version
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven
American Standard Version
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
Amplified
“Who can count the clouds by [earthly] wisdom,
Or pour out the water jars of the heavens,
Bible in Basic English
By whose wisdom are the clouds numbered, or the water-skins of the heavens turned to the earth,
Darby Translation
Who numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens,
Julia Smith Translation
Who shall number the clouds in wisdom? and who shall cause the bottles of heaven to lie down?
King James 2000
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? or who can pour out the water skins of heaven,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Who can number [the] clouds with wisdom? Or who can tilt heaven's jars,
Modern King James verseion
Who can number the clouds by wisdom; or who can empty out the jars of the heavens,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Who numbereth the clouds in wisdom? Who stilleth the vehement waters of heaven?
NET Bible
Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,
New Heart English Bible
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky,
Webster
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
World English Bible
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky,
Youngs Literal Translation
Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 38:37
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Interrogates Job
36 Who hath put - into cloud-forms - wisdom? Or who hath given - to the meteor - understanding? 37 Who can count the thin clouds, in wisdom? And, the bottles of the heavens, who can empty out; 38 When the dust is cast into a clod, and the lumps are bound together?
Names
Cross References
Genesis 8:1
And God remembered Noah, and all the wild - beasts and all the tame-beasts that were with him in the ark, - and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided;
Genesis 9:15
then will I remember my covenant which is betwixt me and you, and every living soul among all flesh, - that the waters may no more become a flood, to destroy all flesh:
Genesis 15:5
And he brought him forth abroad and said - Look steadfastly. I pray thee towards the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number, them, And he said to him, Thus, shall be thy seed.
Psalm 147:4
Counting the number of the stars, To all of them - names, he giveth.