Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Giving snow as wool: he will scatter the hoarfrost as ashes.
New American Standard Bible
He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.
King James Version
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
Holman Bible
He scatters frost like ashes;
International Standard Version
He supplies snow like wool, scattering frost like ashes.
A Conservative Version
He gives snow like wool. He scatters the hoar-frost like ashes.
American Standard Version
He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
Amplified
He gives [to the earth] snow like [a blanket of] wool; He scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
Bible in Basic English
He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
Darby Translation
He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;
King James 2000
He gives snow like wool: he scatters the frost like ashes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[He] gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes;
Modern King James verseion
He gives snow like wool; He scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
NET Bible
He sends the snow that is white like wool; he spreads the frost that is white like ashes.
New Heart English Bible
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
The Emphasized Bible
Who giveth snow like wool, Hoar-frost - like ashes, he scattereth:
Webster
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
World English Bible
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
Youngs Literal Translation
Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 147:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Providence
15 Sending his word upon the earth, even till his word shall run quickly. 16 Giving snow as wool: he will scatter the hoarfrost as ashes. 17 Casting his ice as morsels: before his cold who shall stand?
Cross References
Job 37:6
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.
Job 38:29
From whose womb came forth the ice? and the hoarfrost of the heavens, who brought it forth?
Psalm 148:8
Fire and hail, snow and vapor: the spirit of storm doing his word:
Job 37:9-10
From the chamber shall come forth the whirlwind, and cold from the scatterings.
Isaiah 55:10
For as the rain coming down and the snow from the heavens, and shall not turn back there, but watering the earth and causing it to bring forth and sprout, and giving seed to be sown, and bread to be eaten;