Job 26:8
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He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
In other translations
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
Hebrew words
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- Proverbs 30:4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
- Job 37:11-1611 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: 12 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. 13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. 14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.11 He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. 12 They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. 13 Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion. 14 Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
- Jeremiah 10:13When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Isaiah 5:6And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
- Psalm 135:7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Job 38:9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,
- Psalm 18:10-1110 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.10 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
- Job 38:37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens
- Job 36:29Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
- Genesis 1:6-76 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 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.6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.” 7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
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