Job 37:11

Job 37:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
• New International Version (NIV)He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; He scatters His bright clouds.

Context of Job 37:11

9The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold. 10God’s breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water. He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning. 12The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth. 13He makes these things happen either to punish people or to show his unfailing love.

Job 37:11 word by word

אַף־בְּ֭רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן אוֹרֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also by wateringרִיrîy · moistureH7377
• he weariethטָרַחţârach · to burdenH2959
• the thick cloudעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• he scatterethפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
• his brightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051

Cross-references for Job 37:11

• Job 36:27He draws up the water vapor and then distills it into rain.
• Job 36:30See how he spreads the lightning around him and how it lights up the depths of the sea.
• Isaiah 18:4For the Lord has told me this: “I will watch quietly from my dwelling place— as quietly as the heat rises on a summer day, or as the morning dew forms during the harvest.”
• Matthew 17:5But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”

Commentaries on Job 37:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11By watering he wearieth the thick cloud - Perhaps it would be better to say, The brightness ברי beri, dissipates the cloud; or, if we follow our version, By watering the earth he wearieth, wearieth out or emptieth, the thick cloud - causes it to pour down all its contents upon the earth, that they may cause it to bring forth and bud. The Vulgate understood it differently: Frumentum desiderat nubes, et nubes spargunt lumen suum. "The grain desireth the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Also by watering - Very various interpretations have been given of this phrase. Herder renders it, “His brightness rendeth the clouds.” Umbreit, Und Heiterkeit vertreibt die Wolke - “and serenity or clearness drives away the clouds.” Prof. Lee, “For irrigation is the thick cloud stretched out.” Rosenmuller, “Splendor dispels the clouds.” Luther, “The thick clouds divide themselves that it may be clear.” Coverdale, “The clouds do their labor in giving…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 37:11

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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