Job 36:32

“With clouds he couereth the light, and commaundeth it not to shine, by the cloud that commeth betwixt.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it [not to shine] by [the cloud] that cometh betwixt.
- King James Version

"He covers {His} hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
- American Standard Version (1901)

He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.
- Basic English Bible

[His] hands he covereth with lightning, and commandeth it where it is to strike.
- Darby Bible

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the intervening cloud.
- Webster's Bible

He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.
- World English Bible

By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,
- Youngs Literal Bible

He covereth His hands with the lightning, and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Job 36:32


36:32 Clouds - With thick and black clouds spread over the whole heavens. Light - The sun. The cloud - Which God interposes as a veil between the sun and earth.


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