45 Bible Verses about clouds

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Lamentations 3:44

Samech Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud that our prayer should not pass through.

Psalm 108:4

For thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reaches unto the heavens.

Psalm 57:10

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

2 Samuel 23:4

And as the light of the morning when the sun rises, of a morning shining forth without clouds, as the shining forth through light rain upon the tender grass of the earth:

Deuteronomy 33:26

There is no other like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rides upon the heavens for thy help, in the clouds with his excellency.

Luke 12:54

And he said also to the people, When ye see the cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower comes, and so it is.

Job 37:16

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one who is perfect in knowledge?

Isaiah 45:8

Release, ye heavens, from above, and the clouds shall pour down righteous ness; let the earth open up, and let salvation and righteousness bear their fruit; let them produce fruit together; I the LORD have created it.

Psalm 18:9

He lowered the heavens 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 of the Gentiles.

Psalm 68:4

Sing unto God, sing psalms unto his name; extol him that rides upon the heavens by his name JAH and rejoice before him.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds are full of rain, they shall 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 remain.

Job 35:5

Look unto the heavens and see; and behold the heavens which are higher than thou.

Mark 14:62

And Jesus said unto him, I AM, and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power of God and coming in the clouds of the heaven.

Job 37:21

Also, sometimes the clear light which is in the heavens is not seen, but the wind passes and cleanses 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 be like the most High.

Ezekiel 1:28

that looked like the bow of heaven that is in the clouds in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And I saw it and 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 sons of Israel journeyed; and in the place where the cloud abode, there the sons of Israel pitched their tents.

Acts 2:19

and I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath: blood, and fire, and vapour 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

Then Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

Psalm 104:3

who dost establish his chambers between the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,

Job 36:32

With the clouds he covers the light and commands them to come against the light.

Psalm 135:7

He who causes the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth, made the lightnings in the rain; he who brings the winds out of his treasuries.

Exodus 40:34

Then a cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, 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 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 favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Exodus 14:24

And it came to pass that in the morning watch the LORD looked at the camp of the Egyptians in the pillar of fire and of cloud and troubled the camp of the Egyptians

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Armies » Compared to » Clouds

Ezekiel 38:9-16

Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm; thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy companies and many peoples with thee. Thus hath the Lord GOD said: It shall also come to pass in that day, that words shall rise up in thy heart, and thou shalt conceive an evil thought: and thou shalt say, I will go up against the land of unwalled villages; I will go against those 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 thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited and upon the people that are gathered out of the Gentiles, who have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the navel of the land. Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto 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 unto Gog: Thus hath the Lord GOD said: In that time when my people of Israel shall dwell securely, shalt thou not know it? And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: and thou shalt come up against my people of Israel as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be at the end of the days, and I will bring thee upon my land, that the Gentiles may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God

Ezekiel 34:12

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

Lamentations 2:1

Aleph How has the Lord darkened the daughter of Zion in his anger! He has cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel and not remembered 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 of the Gentiles.

Joel 2:2

a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of shadow that spreads itself upon the mountains as the dawn: a people great and strong; there has not ever been the like, neither shall there be any more after him, even to the years of many generations.

Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies

Jeremiah 4:13

Behold, he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us, for we are given over to be spoiled!

Ezekiel 38:9

Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm; thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy companies and many peoples with thee.

Ezekiel 38:16

and thou shalt come up against my people of Israel as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be at the end of the days, and I will bring thee upon my land, that the Gentiles may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, 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, and a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

2 Samuel 22:12

He placed darkness like tabernacles round about him, dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming

Psalm 135:6

Whatever the LORD desired, he did in the heavens and in the earth, in the seas and in all the deep places.

Clouds » Uses of » To give rain

Judges 5:4

LORD, when thou didst go out of Seir, when thou didst march 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 mountains from his chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. He causes the hay to grow for the cattle and grass for the service of man, that he may bring forth bread 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 the heavens were opened.

Isaiah 24:18

And it shall come to pass that he who shall flee from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that shall come up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: because from on high, windows have been opened, and the foundations of the earth shall shake.

Clouds » Uses of » To supply dew

Proverbs 3:20

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

Isaiah 18:4

For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will look forth from my dwelling place like a clear sun after the rain and like a cloud filled with dew in the heat of the harvest.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Bright

Zechariah 10:1

Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain, so the LORD shall make lightnings and shall give you abundant rain and grass in the field to each one.

Job 37:11

In addition to this, with clarity he wearies the thick clouds; and he scatters them with his light.

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 dost establish his chambers between 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 satisfied 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, the LORD rides upon a swift cloud and shall 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.

Psalm 104:3

who dost establish his chambers between 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 detains the drops of water; when the rain pours down rain out of its vapour,

Job 37:10-11

By the breath of God ice is given; and the broad waters are constrained. In addition to this, with clarity he wearies the thick clouds; and he scatters them with his light.

Clouds » Often obscure the sun, &c

Job 36:32

With the clouds he covers the light and commands them to come against the light.

Ezekiel 32:7

And when thou art dead, I will cover the heavens 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

1 Kings 18:44

And the seventh time he said, Behold, a little cloud like the palm of a man's hand arises out of the sea. And he said, Go and say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot and descend that the rain not stop thee.

Amos 9:6

He that built his degrees in the heaven and has founded his gathering upon the earth; he that calls 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 thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? Your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.

Hosea 13:3

Therefore they shall be as the morning mist and as the early dew that passes away, 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 his hiding place, and he does not see; and he walks in the circuit of heaven.

Job 37:11

In addition to this, with clarity he wearies the thick clouds; and he scatters them with his light.

Clouds » Small » A large amount » Rain

1 Kings 18:44-45

And the seventh time he said, Behold, a little cloud like the palm of a man's hand arises out of the sea. And he said, Go and say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot and descend that the rain not stop thee. And it came to pass in the meanwhile that the heavens became 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 dictated unto me, the strong One of Israel spoke): He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And as the light of the morning when the sun rises, of a morning shining forth without clouds, as the shining forth through light rain upon the tender grass of the earth:

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 the heavens were opened. And there was rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Clouds » The rainbow appears in

Genesis 9:13-14

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

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 favour 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 floods of waters; the heavens thundered; thy bolts of lightning also went forth. The voice of thy thunder was all around; the lightnings lightened the world; the earth trembled and shook.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Small

1 Kings 18:44

And the seventh time he said, Behold, a little cloud like the palm of a man's hand arises out of the sea. And he said, Go and say to Ahab, Prepare thy chariot and descend that the rain not stop thee.

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Black

1 Kings 18:45

And it came to pass in the meanwhile that the heavens became 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

Clouds » God » Brings over the earth

Genesis 9:14

And it shall come to pass when I bring clouds over the earth, that the bow shall appear in the clouds;

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Great

Ezekiel 1:4

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

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Swift

Isaiah 19:1

The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides upon a swift cloud and shall 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

Genesis 1:7

And God made a 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 shalt bring down the pride of the strangers; even as with heat that burns beneath a cloud, thou shalt cause the offshoot of the stout ones to wither.

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 mist and as the early dew that passes away, 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 said also to the people, When ye see the cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower comes, and so it is.

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

Jude 1:12

These are spots in your banquets of charity, feeding themselves without any fear whatsoever: clouds without water, carried to and fro of the winds; trees withered as in fall, 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 treat the guilty as though they were innocent; the LORD whose way is 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

Job 36:29

Shall you understand the spreadings of the clouds or the noise of his tent?

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the disposing of

Job 37:15

Dost thou know when God disposed them and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the balancing of

Job 37:16

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one who is perfect in knowledge?

Clouds » Man » Cannot cause to rain

Job 38:34

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

Clouds » God » Balanced in the air

Job 37:16

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one who is perfect in knowledge?

Clouds » God » Disposed in order

Job 37:15

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

Job 37:11

In addition to this, with clarity he wearies the thick clouds; and he scatters them with his light.

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 a swaddling band for it,

Meteorology » Clouds

Psalm 77:17

The clouds poured out floods of waters; the heavens thundered; thy bolts of lightning also went forth.

Judges 5:4

LORD, when thou didst go out of Seir, when thou didst march out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped; the clouds also dropped water.

Job 37:16

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one who is perfect in knowledge?

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