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Job 38:34

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Canst thou lift thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Canst thou lift up, to the thick cloud, thy voice, and the overflow of waters cover thee?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that an abundance of waters may cover thee?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Canst thou lift vp thy voice to the cloudes that the aboundance of water may couer thee?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Canst thou lift vp thy voice to the cloudes, that abundance of waters may couer thee?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Can you lift up your voice to the clouds? Or can you cover them with abundance of waters?
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And wilt thou call a cloud with thy voice, and will it obey thee with a violent shower of much rain?
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Canst thou lift up 7311
{7311} Prime
רוּם
ruwm
{room}
A primitive root; to be high actively to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
thy voice 6963
{6963} Prime
קוֹל
qowl
{kole}
From an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.
to the clouds, 5645
{5645} Prime
עָב
`ab
{awb}
Masculine and feminine; from H5743; properly an envelope, that is, darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically a (scud) cloud; also a copse.
that abundance 8229
{8229} Prime
שִׁפְעָה
shiph`ah
{shif-aw'}
Feminine of H8228; copiousness.
of waters 4325
{4325} Prime
מַיִם
mayim
{mah'-yim}
Dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively juice; by euphemism urine, semen.
may cover 3680
{3680} Prime
כָּסָה
kacah
{kaw-saw'}
A primitive root; properly to plump, that is, fill up hollows; by implication to cover (for clothing or secrecy).
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
thee?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Job 38:19-38.


Job 38:34

_ _ Jeremiah 14:22; above Job 22:11, metaphorically.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Job 38:25-41.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 38:34

Cover thee — Thy land when it needs rain.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

1 Samuel 12:18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Amos 5:8 [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:
Zechariah 10:1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; [so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
James 5:18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
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1S 12:18. Am 5:8. Zc 10:1. Jm 5:18.

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