45 Bible Verses about clouds
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Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth to the clouds.
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
There is none like to the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellence on the sky.
And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Drop down, ye 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.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
Sing to God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree falleth towards the south, or towards the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Look to the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness around. 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 speaking.
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 pitched their tents.
And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the intervening cloud.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Clouds and darkness surround him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasting and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
In the light of a king's countenance is life; and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
And it came to pass, that, in the morning-watch, the LORD looked to the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire, and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
From Thematic Bible
Armies » Compared to » Clouds
Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: And thou shalt 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 a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thy hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all its young lions, shall say to thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy 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 to Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: And thou shalt come against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God
As a shepherd seeketh 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 in the cloudy and dark day.
How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are laid waste.
Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
And thou shalt come against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
And I looked, and behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and from the midst of it as the color of amber, from the midst of the fire.
And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
Clouds and darkness surround him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
Whatever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
Clouds » Uses of » To give rain
LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. He causeth 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
I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in 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, 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 it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh 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
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
For so the LORD said to me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling-place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Bright
Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD will make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons
Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Clouds » Called the » Chambers of God
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and will 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.
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing
By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
Clouds » Often obscure the sun, &c
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the intervening cloud.
And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
Clouds » Formed from the sea
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and go down, that the rain may not hinder thee.
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: the LORD is his name.
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? for your goodness is as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind from the floor, and as the smoke from the chimney.
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Thick
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
Clouds » Small » A large amount » Rain
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and go down, that the rain may not hinder thee. And it came to pass in the mean 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
And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like 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
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, 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
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
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
In the light of a 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
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thy arrows also went abroad. The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Small
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and go down, that the rain may not hinder thee.
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Black
And it came to pass in the mean 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
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Clouds » Illustrative » (carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of sins of men
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
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
And I looked, and behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and from the midst of it as the color of amber, from the midst of the fire.
Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Swift
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and will 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.
Clouds » Called the » Waters above the firmament
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
Thou wilt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shade of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
Clouds » Often cover the heavens
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
Clouds » Made for the glory of God
Clouds » Often dispersed by the wind
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind from the floor, and as the smoke from the chimney.
Clouds » From the west, bring rain
And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without water,) of false teachers
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about by winds; withered autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked out by the roots;
Clouds » Called the » Dust of God's feet
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Clouds » Called the » Bottles of heaven
Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the spreading of
Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the disposing of
Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the balancing of
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Clouds » Man » Cannot cause to rain
Clouds » God » Balanced in the air
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Clouds » God » Disposed in order
Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
Clouds » Man » Cannot number
Clouds » Man » Cannot stay
Clouds » God » Scatters
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
Clouds » God » Spreads out
Clouds » God » Binds up
Clouds » Are the garment of the sea
When I made a cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it,
Meteorology » Clouds
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thy arrows also went abroad.
LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Topics on Clouds
Clouds And Jesus Christ
Acts 1:9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Clouds, Figurative Use
Psalm 97:2Clouds and darkness surround him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Clouds, God's Presence
Psalm 97:2Clouds and darkness surround him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Clouds, Miraculous Uses
Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them in the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light: to go by day and night.
Clouds, Natural Use
Genesis 9:13I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.