45 Bible Verses about clouds
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Then we who are alive, who are left, will be suddenly caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
You shrouded yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.
For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.
There is no one like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the sky to help you, on the clouds in majesty.
Jesus also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A rainstorm is coming,' and it does.
Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?
O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it so salvation may grow, and deliverance may sprout up along with it. I, the Lord, create it.
He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.
For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near; it will be a day of storm clouds, it will be a time of judgment for the nations.
Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the Lord is his name! Rejoice before him!
If the clouds are full of rain, they will empty themselves on the earth, and whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, the tree will lie wherever it falls.
Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you!
(Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
"I am," said Jesus, "and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."
He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night.
Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.
like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.
Whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the Israelites would begin their journey; and in whatever place the cloud settled, there the Israelites would make camp.
And I will perform wonders in the sky above and miraculous signs on the earth below, blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
Then I looked, and a white cloud appeared, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man! He had a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
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.
After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.

He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.
Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
That day will be a day of God's anger, a day of distress and hardship, a day of devastation and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and dark skies,
In the light of the king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.
In the morning watch the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw the Egyptian army into a panic.
From Thematic Bible
Armies » Compared to » Clouds
You will advance; you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you. "'This is what the sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. You will say, "I will invade a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against those living quietly in security -- all of them living without walls and barred gates -- read more.
to loot and plunder, to attack the inhabited ruins and the people gathered from the nations, who are acquiring cattle and goods, who live at the center of the earth." Sheba and Dedan and the traders of Tarshish with all its young warriors will say to you, "Have you come to loot? Have you assembled your armies to plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to haul away a great amount of spoils?"' "Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog: 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: On that day when my people Israel are living securely, you will take notice and come from your place, from the remote parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a vast army. You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the earth. In the latter days I will bring you against my land so that the nations may acknowledge me, when before their eyes I magnify myself through you, O Gog.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God
As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day.
(Alef) Alas! The Lord has covered Daughter Zion with his anger. He has thrown down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he did not protect his temple when he displayed his anger.
For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near; it will be a day of storm clouds, it will be a time of judgment for the nations.
It will be a day of dreadful darkness, a day of foreboding storm clouds, like blackness spread over the mountains. It is a huge and powerful army -- there has never been anything like it ever before, and there will not be anything like it for many generations to come!
Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Look! The enemy is approaching like gathering clouds. The roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind. His horses move more swiftly than eagles." I cry out, "We are doomed, for we will be destroyed!"
You will advance; you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you.
You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the earth. In the latter days I will bring you against my land so that the nations may acknowledge me, when before their eyes I magnify myself through you, O Gog.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
As I watched, I noticed a windstorm coming from the north -- an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, such that bright light rimmed it and came from it like glowing amber from the middle of a fire.
Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.
He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.
Clouds » Uses of » To give rain
O Lord, when you departed from Seir, when you marched from Edom's plains, the earth shook, the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down rain.
He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow. He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,
Clouds » Called the » Clouds of heaven
I was watching in the night visions, "And with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man was approaching. He went up to the Ancient of Days and was escorted before him.
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Clouds » Called the » Windows of heaven
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month -- on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
The one who runs away from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit; the one who climbs out of the pit, will be trapped by the snare. For the floodgates of the heavens are opened up and the foundations of the earth shake.
Clouds » Uses of » To supply dew
By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.
For this is what the Lord has told me: "I will wait and watch from my place, like scorching heat produced by the sunlight, like a cloud of mist in the heat of harvest."
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Bright
Ask the Lord for rain in the season of the late spring rains -- the Lord who causes thunderstorms -- and he will give everyone showers of rain and green growth in the field.
He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
Who are these who float along like a cloud, who fly like doves to their shelters?
Clouds » Called the » Chambers of God
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.
He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow.
Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God
Here is a message about Egypt: Look, the Lord rides on a swift-moving cloud and approaches Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him; the Egyptians lose their courage.
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.
Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing
The breath of God produces ice, and the breadth of the waters freeze solid. He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.
Clouds » Often obscure the sun, &c
When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky; I will darken its stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine.
Clouds » Formed from the sea
The seventh time the servant said, "Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man's hand, is rising up from the sea." Elijah then said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won't overtake you.'"
He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth's surface. The Lord is his name.
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, O Judah? For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; it disappears as quickly as dawn's dew!
Therefore they will disappear like the morning mist, like early morning dew that evaporates, like chaff that is blown away from a threshing floor, like smoke that disappears through an open window.
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Thick
Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.'
He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.
Clouds » Small » A large amount » Rain
The seventh time the servant said, "Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man's hand, is rising up from the sea." Elijah then said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won't overtake you.'" Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward Jezreel.
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » White
Then I looked, and a white cloud appeared, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man! He had a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
Clouds » Illustrative » (a morning without,) of wise rulers
The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God, is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.
Clouds » Frequently the instrument of God's judgments
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month -- on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. And the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.
Clouds » The rainbow appears in
I will place my rainbow in the clouds, and it will become a guarantee of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,
Clouds » Illustrative » (when seasonable,) of the favor of good rulers
In the light of the king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without rain,) of the fraudulent
Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.
Clouds » Thunder and lightning come from
The clouds poured down rain; the skies thundered. Yes, your arrows flashed about. Your thunderous voice was heard in the wind; the lightning bolts lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Small
The seventh time the servant said, "Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man's hand, is rising up from the sea." Elijah then said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won't overtake you.'"
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Black
Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward Jezreel.
Clouds » God » Established
when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,
Clouds » Illustrative » (carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers
These men are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm, for whom the utter depths of darkness have been reserved.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of sins of men
I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if they were a cloud, the guilt of your sins as if they were a cloud. Come back to me, for I protect you."
Clouds » God » Brings over the earth
Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Great
As I watched, I noticed a windstorm coming from the north -- an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, such that bright light rimmed it and came from it like glowing amber from the middle of a fire.
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Swift
Here is a message about Egypt: Look, the Lord rides on a swift-moving cloud and approaches Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him; the Egyptians lose their courage.
Clouds » Called the » Waters above the firmament
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so.
Clouds » Uses of » To moderate heat
like heat in a dry land, you humble the boasting foreigners. Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside, so he causes the song of tyrants to cease.
Clouds » Often cover the heavens
He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.
Clouds » Made for the glory of God
Clouds » Often dispersed by the wind
Therefore they will disappear like the morning mist, like early morning dew that evaporates, like chaff that is blown away from a threshing floor, like smoke that disappears through an open window.
Clouds » From the west, bring rain
Jesus also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A rainstorm is coming,' and it does.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without water,) of false teachers
These men are dangerous reefs at your love feasts, feasting without reverence, feeding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit -- twice dead, uprooted;
Clouds » Called the » Dust of God's feet
He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet.
Clouds » Called the » Bottles of heaven
Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the spreading of
Who can understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion?
Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the disposing of
Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?
Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the balancing of
Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Clouds » Man » Cannot cause to rain
Clouds » God » Balanced in the air
Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Clouds » God » Disposed in order
Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?
Clouds » Man » Cannot number
Clouds » Man » Cannot stay
Clouds » God » Scatters
He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.
Clouds » God » Spreads out
Clouds » God » Binds up
Clouds » Are the garment of the sea
when I made the storm clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band,
Meteorology » Clouds
These men are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm, for whom the utter depths of darkness have been reserved.
The clouds poured down rain; the skies thundered. Yes, your arrows flashed about.
O Lord, when you departed from Seir, when you marched from Edom's plains, the earth shook, the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down rain.
Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Topics on Clouds
Clouds And Jesus Christ
Acts 1:9After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.
Clouds, Figurative Use
Psalm 97:2Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Clouds, God's Presence
Psalm 97:2Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Clouds, Miraculous Uses
Exodus 13:21Now the Lord was going before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them in the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel day or night.
Clouds, Natural Use
Genesis 9:13I will place my rainbow in the clouds, and it will become a guarantee of the covenant between me and the earth.