45 Bible Verses about clouds

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Lamentations 3:44

You have covered yourself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

Psalm 108:4

For your mercy is great above the heavens: and your truth reaches unto the clouds.

Psalm 57:10

For your mercy is great unto the heavens, and your truth unto the clouds.

2 Samuel 23:4

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth, by clear shining after rain.

Deuteronomy 33:26

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rides upon the heaven to your help, and in his excellency on the clouds.

Luke 12:54

And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rise out of the west, immediately you say, There comes a shower; and so it is.

Isaiah 45:8

Drop down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

Psalm 18:9

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

Ezekiel 30:3

For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time for the nations.

Psalm 68:4

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rides upon the heavens by his name, the LORD, and rejoice before him.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

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

Job 35:5

Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than you.

Mark 14:62

And Jesus said, I am: and you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Job 37:21

And now men can not look on the bright light which is in the clouds: 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.

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 the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.

Numbers 9:17

And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel encamped their tents.

Acts 2:19

And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:

Revelation 14:14

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

Exodus 24:15

And Moses went up into the mount, and a 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

With clouds he covers the light; and commands it not to shine by the cloud that comes between.

Psalm 135:7

He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain; he brings the wind out of his treasuries.

Exodus 40:34

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

Zephaniah 1:15

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin 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, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

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Armies » Compared to » Clouds

Ezekiel 38:9-16

You shall ascend and come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you, and all your hordes, and many people with you. Thus says the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into your mind, and you shall think an evil thought: And you shall say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, read more.
To take plunder, and to carry off spoil; to turn your hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, who have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all its villages, shall say unto you, Have you come to take plunder? have you gathered your company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus says the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwell safely, shall you not know it? And you shall come from your place out of the north parts, you, and many people with you, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: And you shall come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes.

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; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered on a cloudy and dark day.

Lamentations 2:1

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

Ezekiel 30:3

For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time for the nations.

Joel 2:2

A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great and strong people; there has not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, through the years of many generations.

Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies

Jeremiah 4:13

Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are ruined.

Ezekiel 38:9

You shall ascend and come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you, and all your hordes, and many people with you.

Ezekiel 38:16

And you shall come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes.

Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God

Ezekiel 1:4

And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire engulfing itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of its midst as the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

2 Samuel 22:12

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

Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming

Psalm 135:6

Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

Clouds » Uses of » To give rain

Judges 5:4

LORD, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

Psalm 104:13-14

He waters the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works. He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Clouds » Called the » Clouds of heaven

Clouds » Called the » Windows of heaven

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep 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 that comes up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

Clouds » Uses of » To supply dew

Proverbs 3:20

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

Isaiah 18:4

For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will watch from my dwelling place like a clear heat in sunshine, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Bright

Zechariah 10:1

Ask of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to everyone grass in the field.

Job 37:11

Also with moisture he loads the thick cloud: he scatters his bright cloud:

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 hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works.

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

Isaiah 19:1

The burden concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides upon a swift cloud, and shall come into 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 makes small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to its vapor:

Job 37:10-11

By the breath of God ice is given: and the broad waters are frozen. Also with moisture he loads the thick cloud: he scatters his bright cloud:

Clouds » Often obscure the sun, &c

Job 36:32

With clouds he covers the light; and commands it not to shine by the cloud that comes between.

Ezekiel 32:7

And when I shall put you out, I will cover the heaven, and make its stars 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, there arises a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and get you down, that the rain stops you not.

Amos 9:6

It is he that builds his chambers in the heavens, and has founded his vault upon the earth; he that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.

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

Hosea 6:4

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto you? O Judah, what shall I do unto you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.

Hosea 13:3

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passes away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the 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, that he sees not; and he walks in the circle of heaven.

Job 37:11

Also with moisture he loads the thick cloud: he scatters his bright cloud:

Clouds » Small » A large amount » Rain

1 Kings 18:44-45

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there arises a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and get you down, that the rain stops you not. And it came to pass in a little while, that the heaven was 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 upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

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 that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth, by 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, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep 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 do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token 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: your arrows also went abroad. The voice of your thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lighted up 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, there arises a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and get you down, that the rain stops you not.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Black

1 Kings 18:45

And it came to pass in a little while, that the heaven was 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 established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

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, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed you.

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 whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire engulfing itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of its midst as the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Swift

Isaiah 19:1

The burden concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides upon a swift cloud, and shall come into 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

You shall bring down the noise of aliens, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

Clouds » Often cover the heavens

Clouds » Made for the glory of God

Psalm 148:4

Praise him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters that be above the heavens.

Clouds » Often dispersed by the wind

Hosea 13:3

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

Clouds » From the west, bring rain

Luke 12:54

And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rise out of the west, immediately you say, There comes a shower; and so it is.

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

Jude 1:12

These are spots in your love feasts, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about by winds; trees whose fruit withers, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Clouds » Called the » Dust of God's feet

Nahum 1:3

The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the 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 water skins of heaven,

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the spreading of

Job 36:29

Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the thunder of his tabernacle?

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the disposing of

Job 37:15

Do you know when God dispatched them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the balancing of

Clouds » Man » Cannot cause to rain

Job 38:34

Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you?

Clouds » God » Balanced in the air

Clouds » God » Disposed in order

Job 37:15

Do you know when God dispatched them, and caused the light 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 water skins of heaven,

Clouds » Man » Cannot stay

Job 38:37

Who can number the clouds by wisdom? or who can pour out the water skins of heaven,

Clouds » God » Scatters

Job 37:11

Also with moisture he loads the thick cloud: he scatters his bright cloud:

Clouds » God » Spreads out

Job 26:9

He holds back 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 the clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band,

Meteorology » Clouds

Psalm 77:17

The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: your arrows also went abroad.

Judges 5:4

LORD, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

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