45 Bible Verses about clouds

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Lamentations 3:44

Thou have covered thyself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.

Psalm 108:4

For thy loving kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth [is] to the skies.

Psalm 57:10

For thy loving kindness is great to the heavens, and thy truth to the skies.

2 Samuel 23:4

[he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.

Deuteronomy 33:26

There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides upon the heavens for thy help, and in his excellency on the skies.

Luke 12:54

And he also said to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, straightaway ye say, A shower is coming, and so it happens.

Isaiah 45:8

Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together. I, LORD, have created it.

Psalm 18:9

He also bowed the heavens, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.

Ezekiel 30:3

For the day is near, even the day of LORD is near. It shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.

Psalm 68:4

Sing to God, sing praises to his name. Cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts. His name is LORD, and exult ye before him.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth, and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.

Job 35:5

Look to the heavens, and see. And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

Matthew 24:30

And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in the sky. And then all the tribes of the earth will beat the breast, and they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds of the sky with power and much glory.

Mark 14:62

And Jesus said, I am. And ye will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.

Job 37:21

And now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.

Psalm 105:39

He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.

Isaiah 14:14

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will make myself like the Most High.

Ezekiel 1:28

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I

Numbers 9:17

And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tent, then after that the sons of Israel journeyed. And in the place where the cloud abode, there the sons of Israel encamped.

Acts 2:19

And I will give wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.

Revelation 14:14

And I looked, and behold, a white cloud. And sitting upon the cloud, like a son of man, having a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

Exodus 24:15

And Moses went up onto the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.

Psalm 104:3

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

Job 36:32

He covers his hands with the lightning, and gives it a command that it strike the mark.

Psalm 135:7

who causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain, who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries,

Exodus 40:34

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of LORD filled the tabernacle.

Zephaniah 1:15

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Exodus 14:24

And it came to pass in the morning watch, that LORD looked forth upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and troubled the army of the Egyptians.

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Armies » Compared to » Clouds

Ezekiel 38:9-16

And thou shall ascend. Thou shall come like a storm. Thou shall be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy hordes, and many peoples with thee. Thus says lord LORD: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shall devise an evil plan. And thou shall say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages. I will go to those who are at rest, who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, read more.
to take the spoil and to take the prey, to turn thy hand against the waste places that are [now] inhabited, and against the people who are gathered out of the nations, who have gotten cattle and goods, who dwell in the middle of th Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of it, shall say to thee, Have thou come to take the spoil? Have thou assembled thy company to take the prey, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cat Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says lord LORD: In that day when my people Israel dwell securely, shall thou not know it? And thou shall come from thy place out of the outermost parts of the north, thou, and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company and a mighty army. And thou shall come up against my people Israel, as a cloud to cover the land. It shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Go

Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God

Ezekiel 34:12

As a shepherd seeks out his flock, in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so I will seek out my sheep, and I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

Lamentations 2:1

How LORD has covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He has cast down the beauty of Israel from heaven to the earth, and has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.

Ezekiel 30:3

For the day is near, even the day of LORD is near. It shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.

Joel 2:2

a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spreads upon the mountains, a great people and a strong, there has not ever been the like, nor shall be any more after them, even to the years of man

Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies

Ezekiel 38:9

And thou shall ascend. Thou shall come like a storm. Thou shall be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy hordes, and many peoples with thee.

Ezekiel 38:16

And thou shall come up against my people Israel, as a cloud to cover the land. It shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Go

Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God

Ezekiel 1:4

And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst of it, as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

2 Samuel 22:12

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming

Psalm 135:6

Whatever LORD pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps,

Clouds » Uses of » To give rain

Judges 5:4

LORD, when thou went forth out of Seir, when thou marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.

Psalm 104:13-14

He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,

Clouds » Called the » Clouds of heaven

Matthew 24:30

And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in the sky. And then all the tribes of the earth will beat the breast, and they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds of the sky with power and much glory.

Clouds » Called the » Windows of heaven

Genesis 7:11

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

Isaiah 24:18

And it shall come to pass, that he who flees from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit, and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare. For the windows on high are opened, and the foundations o

Clouds » Uses of » To supply dew

Proverbs 3:20

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

Isaiah 18:4

For thus LORD has said to me, I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Bright

Zechariah 10:1

Ask ye of LORD rain in the time of the latter rain, [even of] LORD who makes lightnings, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone grass in the field.

Job 37:11

Yea, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning,

Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons

Isaiah 60:8

Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

Clouds » Called the » Chambers of God

Psalm 104:3

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

Psalm 104:13

He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God

Isaiah 19:1

The burden of Egypt. Behold, LORD rides upon a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt. And the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Psalm 104:3

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

Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing

Job 36:27

For he draws up the drops of water, which distil in rain from his vapor,

Job 37:10-11

By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is narrowed. Yea, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning,

Clouds » Often obscure the sun, &c

Job 36:32

He covers his hands with the lightning, and gives it a command that it strike the mark.

Ezekiel 32:7

And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars of it dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.

Clouds » Formed from the sea

1 Kings 18:44

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, a cloud rises out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain not stop thee.

Amos 9:6

He who builds his chambers in the heavens, and has founded his vault upon the earth, he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth, LORD is his name.

Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites

Hosea 6:4

O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goes away early.

Hosea 13:3

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passes away early, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Thick

Job 22:14

Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.

Job 37:11

Yea, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning,

Clouds » Small » A large amount » Rain

1 Kings 18:44-45

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, a cloud rises out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain not stop thee. And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » White

Revelation 14:14

And I looked, and behold, a white cloud. And sitting upon the cloud, like a son of man, having a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

Clouds » Illustrative » (a morning without,) of wise rulers

2 Samuel 23:3-4

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, [he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.

Clouds » Frequently the instrument of God's judgments

Genesis 7:11-12

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Clouds » The rainbow appears in

Genesis 9:13-14

I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud.

Clouds » Illustrative » (when seasonable,) of the favor of good rulers

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Clouds » Illustrative » (without rain,) of the fraudulent

Clouds » Thunder and lightning come from

Psalm 77:17-18

The clouds poured out water. The skies sent out a sound. Thine arrows also went abroad. The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lightened the world. The earth trembled and shook.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Small

1 Kings 18:44

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, a cloud rises out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain not stop thee.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Black

1 Kings 18:45

And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

Clouds » God » Established

Proverbs 8:28

when he made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong,

Clouds » Illustrative » (carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers

Clouds » Illustrative » Of sins of men

Isaiah 44:22

I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed thee.

Clouds » God » Brings over the earth

Genesis 9:14

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Great

Ezekiel 1:4

And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst of it, as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Swift

Isaiah 19:1

The burden of Egypt. Behold, LORD rides upon a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt. And the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Clouds » Called the » Waters above the firmament

Genesis 1:7

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so.

Clouds » Uses of » To moderate heat

Isaiah 25:5

As the heat in a dry place thou will bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the oppressors shall be brought low.

Clouds » Often cover the heavens

Clouds » Made for the glory of God

Psalm 148:4

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.

Clouds » Often dispersed by the wind

Hosea 13:3

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passes away early, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Clouds » From the west, bring rain

Luke 12:54

And he also said to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, straightaway ye say, A shower is coming, and so it happens.

Clouds » Illustrative » (without water,) of false teachers

Jude 1:12

These are reefs in your love-feasts, feasting together, fearlessly tending to themselves, waterless clouds carried along by winds, autumn trees without fruit, who died twice having being uprooted,

Clouds » Called the » Dust of God's feet

Nahum 1:3

LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear [the guilty]. LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Clouds » Called the » Bottles of heaven

Job 38:37

Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the spreading of

Job 36:29

Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion?

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the disposing of

Job 37:15

Do thou know how God lays [his charge] upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the balancing of

Clouds » Man » Cannot cause to rain

Job 38:34

Can thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Clouds » God » Balanced in the air

Clouds » God » Disposed in order

Job 37:15

Do thou know how God lays [his charge] upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Clouds » Man » Cannot number

Job 38:37

Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven

Clouds » Man » Cannot stay

Job 38:37

Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven

Clouds » God » Scatters

Job 37:11

Yea, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning,

Clouds » God » Spreads out

Job 26:9

He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud upon it.

Clouds » God » Binds up

Clouds » Are the garment of the sea

Job 38:9

when I made clouds the garment of it, and thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

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Psalm 77:17

The clouds poured out water. The skies sent out a sound. Thine arrows also went abroad.

Judges 5:4

LORD, when thou went forth out of Seir, when thou marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.

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