Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
He makes the clouds His chariot;
He walks upon the wings of the wind;

King James Version

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Holman Bible

laying the beams of His palace
on the waters above,
making the clouds His chariot,
walking on the wings of the wind,

International Standard Version

He lays the beams of his roof loft on the water above, making clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

A Conservative Version

who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,

American Standard Version

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

Amplified


Who lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters [above the firmament],
Who makes the clouds His chariot,
Who walks on the wings of the wind,

Bible in Basic English

The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:

Darby Translation

Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

Julia Smith Translation

Framing his upper chambers in the waters: setting the clouds his chariot: going upon the wings of the wind.

King James 2000

Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind:

Lexham Expanded Bible

the one who sets beams in the waters [for] his upper chambers, who makes clouds his chariot, who rides on [the] wings of [the] wind,

Modern King James verseion

He lays the beams of His upper rooms in the waters. He sets the clouds as His chariots; He walks on the wings of the wind;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the clouds thy chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.

NET Bible

and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds. He makes the clouds his chariot, and travels along on the wings of the wind.

New Heart English Bible

He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.

The Emphasized Bible

Building, in the waters, his upper chambers, - Who maketh clouds his chariot, Who passeth along on the wings of the wind;

Webster

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

World English Bible

He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.

Youngs Literal Translation

Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קרה 
Qarah 
Usage: 27

עליּה 
`aliyah 
Usage: 20

in the waters
מים 
Mayim 
Usage: 581

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

the clouds
עב 
`ab 
Usage: 32

רכוּב 
R@kuwb 
Usage: 1

הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

upon the wings
כּנף 
Kanaph 
Usage: 109

References

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence

2 who dost cover thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain, 3 He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
He makes the clouds His chariot;
He walks upon the wings of the wind;
4 who makes his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire,


Cross References

Amos 9:6

He that built his degrees in the heaven and has founded his gathering upon the earth; he that calls the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.

Isaiah 19:1

The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides upon a swift cloud and shall come into Egypt, and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

2 Samuel 22:11

And he rode upon a cherub and flew; and he appeared upon the wings of the wind.

Psalm 18:10-11

And he rode upon a cherub and flew: yea, he flew upon the wings of the wind.

Psalm 139:9

If I take the wings of the dawn and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

Nahum 1:3

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power and will not at all treat the guilty as though they were innocent; the LORD whose way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Matthew 26:64

Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said it; nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Revelation 1:7

Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him and those also who pierced him; and all kindreds of the earth shall wail over him. Even so, Amen.

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