45 Bible Verses about clouds

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Lamentations 3:44

You shrouded yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.

Psalm 108:4

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

Psalm 57:10

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

2 Samuel 23:4

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.

Deuteronomy 33:26

There is no one like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the sky to help you, on the clouds in majesty.

Luke 12:54

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.

Job 37:16

Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Isaiah 45:8

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.

Psalm 18:9

He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet.

Ezekiel 30:3

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.

Psalm 68:4

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!

Ecclesiastes 11:3

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.

Job 35:5

Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you!

Mark 14:62

"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."

Job 37:21

But now, the sun cannot be looked at -- it is bright in the skies -- after a wind passed and swept the clouds away.

Psalm 105:39

He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night.

Proverbs 25:14

Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

Isaiah 14:14

I will climb up to the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High!"

Ezekiel 1:28

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.

Numbers 9:17

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.

Job 26:8

He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

Acts 2:19

And I will perform wonders in the sky above and miraculous signs on the earth below, blood and fire and clouds of smoke.

Revelation 14:14

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.

Exodus 24:15

Moses went up the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

Psalm 104:3

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.

Job 36:32

With his hands he covers the lightning, and directs it against its target.

Psalm 135:7

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.

Exodus 40:34

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

Zephaniah 1:15

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,

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

Exodus 14:24

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.

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Armies » Compared to » Clouds

Ezekiel 38:9-16

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

Ezekiel 34:12

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.

Lamentations 2:1

(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.

Ezekiel 30:3

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.

Joel 2:2

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

Jeremiah 4:13

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!"

Ezekiel 38:9

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.

Ezekiel 38:16

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

Ezekiel 1:4

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.

2 Samuel 22:12

He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.

Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming

Psalm 135:6

He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.

Clouds » Uses of » To give rain

Judges 5:4

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.

Psalm 104:13-14

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

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 that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

Isaiah 24:18

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

Proverbs 3:20

By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.

Isaiah 18:4

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

Zechariah 10:1

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.

Job 37:11

He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.

Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons

Isaiah 60:8

Who are these who float along like a cloud, who fly like doves to their shelters?

Clouds » Called the » Chambers of God

Psalm 104:3

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.

Psalm 104:13

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

Isaiah 19:1

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.

Psalm 104:3

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

Job 36:27

He draws up drops of water; they distill the rain into its mist,

Job 37:10-11

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

Job 36:32

With his hands he covers the lightning, and directs it against its target.

Ezekiel 32:7

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

1 Kings 18:44

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.'"

Amos 9:6

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

Hosea 6:4

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!

Hosea 13:3

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

Job 22:14

Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.'

Job 37:11

He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.

Clouds » Small » A large amount » Rain

1 Kings 18:44-45

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

Revelation 14:14

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

2 Samuel 23:3-4

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

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 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

Genesis 9:13-14

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

Proverbs 16:15

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

Proverbs 25:14

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

Psalm 77:17-18

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

1 Kings 18:44

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

1 Kings 18:45

Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward Jezreel.

Clouds » God » Established

Proverbs 8:28

when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,

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

Clouds » Illustrative » Of sins of men

Isaiah 44:22

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

Genesis 9:14

Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,

Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Great

Ezekiel 1:4

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

Isaiah 19:1

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

Clouds » Uses of » To moderate heat

Isaiah 25:5

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

Clouds » Made for the glory of God

Psalm 148:4

Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky!

Clouds » Often dispersed by the wind

Hosea 13:3

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

Luke 12:54

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

Jude 1:12

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

Clouds » Called the » Bottles of heaven

Job 38:37

Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the spreading of

Job 36:29

Who can understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion?

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the disposing of

Job 37:15

Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?

Clouds » Man » Ignorant of the balancing of

Job 37:16

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

Job 38:34

Can you raise your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?

Clouds » God » Balanced in the air

Job 37:16

Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Clouds » God » Disposed in order

Job 37:15

Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?

Clouds » Man » Cannot number

Job 38:37

Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,

Clouds » Man » Cannot stay

Job 38:37

Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,

Clouds » God » Scatters

Job 37:11

He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.

Clouds » God » Spreads out

Job 26:9

He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds.

Clouds » God » Binds up

Job 26:8

He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

Clouds » Are the garment of the sea

Job 38:9

when I made the storm clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band,

Meteorology » Clouds

Psalm 77:17

The clouds poured down rain; the skies thundered. Yes, your arrows flashed about.

Judges 5:4

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.

Job 37:16

Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Job 26:8

He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

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Genesis 9:13

I will place my rainbow in the clouds, and it will become a guarantee of the covenant between me and the earth.

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