Job 38:34
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Job 38:34 in other translations
| BSB | Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you? |
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| WEB | “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you? |
| ASV | Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee? |
| YLT | Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee? |
| DARBY | Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee? |
| BBE | Is your voice sent up to the cloud, so that you may be covered by the weight of waters? |
| Webster | Canst thou lift thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? |
What does Job 38:34 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 38:19-38
19-38. The marvels in heaven. "What is the way (to the place wherein) light dwelleth?" The origin of light and darkness. In Ge 1:3-5, 14-18, "light" is created distinct from, and previous to, light-emitting bodies, the luminaries of heaven.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 38:25-41
Hitherto God had put questions to Job to show him his ignorance; now God shows his weakness. As it is but little that he knows, he ought not to arraign the Divine counsels; it is but little he can do, therefore he ought not to oppose the ways of Providence. See the all-sufficiency of the Divine Providence; it has wherewithal to satisfy the desire of every living thing. And he that takes care of the young ravens…
Job 38:34 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 38:34
- Job 22:11
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
- 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.
- Job 36:27-28
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
- 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:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Job 38:33
Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
- Job 38:34
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
- Job 38:35
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
Job 38:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Alzarás tú á las nubes tu voz, para que te cubra muchedumbre de aguas? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Peux-tu élever ta voix vers les nuages, en sorte que des torrents d’eau te couvrent? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Kannst du deine Stimme zum Gewölk erheben, daß eine Menge Wassers dich bedecke? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Numquid elevabis in nebula vocem tuam, et impetus aquarum operiet te? |