Job 37:12

Job 37:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.

Context of Job 37:12

10By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen. 11Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; He scatters His bright clouds. And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth. 13He causes it to come, Whether for correction, Or for His land, Or for mercy. 14“Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.

Job 37:12 word by word

וְה֤וּא מְסִבּ֨וֹת׀ מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יו לְפָעֳלָ֑ם כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י תֵבֵ֣ל אָֽרְצָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it is turnedהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• round aboutמֵסַבmêsab mesibbîym mesibbôth · surroundsH4524
• by his counselsתַּחְבֻּלָהtachbûlâh tachbûlâh · counselH8458
• that they may doפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• whatsoever he commandethצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• them upon the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Job 37:12

• Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it.
• Psalms 104:24O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions—
• Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O Lord our God? Therefore we will wait for You, Since You have made all these.
• Joel 2:23Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you— The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month.
• Amos 4:7“I also withheld rain from you, When there were still three months to the harvest. I made it rain on one city, I withheld rain from another city. One part was rained upon, And where it did not rain the part withered.
• Psalms 148:8Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
• James 5:17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
• Revelation 11:6These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

Commentaries on Job 37:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12And it is turned round about by his counsels - The original is difficult: בתחבולתו מתהפך מסבות והוא vehu mesibboth mithhappech bethachbulothav ; which has been thus paraphrased: And he - the sun, makes revolutions - causes the heavenly bodies to revolve round him, turning round himself - turning round his own axis, by his attachments - his attractive and repulsive influences, by which the heavenly bodies revolve round him, and by which, as if strongly…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And it is turned round about - The word here rendered “it” (הוא hû' ) may refer either to the “cloud,” and then it will mean that it is driven about at the pleasure of God; or it may refer to God, and then it will mean that “he” drives it about at pleasure. The sense is not materially varied. The use of the Hebrew participle rendered “turned about” (in Hithpael), would rather imply that it refers to the cloud. The sense then is, that it turns itself…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. How the thunderclouds are dispersed, or else employed by God, either for correction or mercy. by watering--by loading it with water. wearieth--burdeneth it, so that it falls in rain; thus "wearieth" answers to the parallel "scattereth" (compare, see on Job 37:9); a clear sky resulting alike from both. bright cloud--literally, "cloud of his light," that is, of His lightning. Umbreit for "watering," &c., translates; "Brightness drives away the…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 37:12

• God
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• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Religion

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• World, Cosmological

Commentaries on Job 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings