Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

New American Standard Bible

By His knowledge the deeps were broken up
And the skies drip with dew.

King James Version

By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Holman Bible

By His knowledge the watery depths broke open,
and the clouds dripped with dew.

International Standard Version

By his knowledge the depths broke open, and the clouds drip with dew.

A Conservative Version

By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

American Standard Version

By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.

Amplified


By His knowledge the deeps were broken up
And the clouds drip with dew.

Bible in Basic English

By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

Julia Smith Translation

By his knowledge the depths were rent, and the clouds will drop dew.

King James 2000

By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Lexham Expanded Bible

With his knowledge, depths broke open, and clouds dropped dew.

Modern King James verseion

By His knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Through his wisdom the depths break up, and the clouds drop down of the dew.

NET Bible

By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.

New Heart English Bible

By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

The Emphasized Bible

By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.

Webster

By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

World English Bible

By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

Youngs Literal Translation

By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּעת 
Da`ath 
Usage: 91

the depths
תּהם תּהום 
T@howm 
Usage: 36

are broken up
בּקע 
Baqa` 
Usage: 51

and the clouds
שׁחק 
Shachaq 
Usage: 21

רעף 
Ra`aph 
Usage: 5

References

Hastings

Dew

Morish

Dew

Context Readings

Role Of Wisdom In Creation And Society

19 Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens. 20 By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew. 21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:



Cross References

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Deuteronomy 33:28

And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, The fountain of Jacob, in a land of corn and new wine; Also his heavens shall drop down dew.

Genesis 1:9

And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.

Genesis 27:28

And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and new wine.

Genesis 27:37-39

And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him and what can I do now for thee, my son?

Job 36:27-28

For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth,

Job 38:8-11

And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb?

Job 38:26-28

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;

Psalm 65:9-12

Thou hast visited the earth, thou hast watered it; thou greatly enrichest it: the river of God is full of water; thou providest their corn, when thou hast so prepared it:

Psalm 104:8-9

The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; --

Jeremiah 14:22

Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou HE, Jehovah, our God? And we wait upon thee; for thou hast made all these things.

Joel 2:23

And ye, children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the early rain in due measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the early rain, and the latter rain at the beginning of the season.

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