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he scatters his lightning through them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/37.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; He scatters His bright clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He also loads the clouds with moisture; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud; He scatters the cloud of His lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He loads the thick cloud with moisture; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He saturates clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He saturates clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Rain clouds filled with lightning appear at God's command, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; he spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Yes, he loads the thick clouds with moisture and scatters his lightning from the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Lightning flashes from the clouds, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He also loads the clouds with moisture, scattering his lightning with the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, by filling He presses out a cloud, [and] His light scatters a cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Yea, by filling He doth press out a cloud, Scatter a cloud doth His light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also by watering he will cast down the cloud: he will scatter the cloud of his light:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their light : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Crops desire clouds, and the clouds scatter their light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The clouds too are laden with moisture, the storm-cloud scatters its light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The clouds are stretched out greatly; he spreads the clouds by his light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And gently are spread out the clouds, and he scatters the clouds of his light<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>if</i> a cloud obscures <i>what is</i> precious <i>to him</i>, his light will disperse the cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/37-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5769" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/37.htm">Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄- (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2959.htm" title="2959: yaṭ·rî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To toil, be burdened. A primitive root; to overburden.">He loads</a> <a href="/hebrew/5645.htm" title="5645: ‘āḇ (N-cs) -- Dark cloud, cloud mass, thicket. ">the clouds</a> <a href="/hebrew/7377.htm" title="7377: bə·rî (Prep:: N-ms) -- Moisture. From ravah; irrigation, i.e. A shower.">with moisture;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: yā·p̄îṣ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">He scatters</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·w·rōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">His lightning</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: ‘ă·nan (N-msc) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">through them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Jeremiah 10:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Psalm 135:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20</a></span><br />By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13-16</a></span><br />I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. / Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, / I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a></span><br />The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Isaiah 45:8</a></span><br />Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></span><br />Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a></span><br />These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Also by watering he wearies the thick cloud: he scatters his bright cloud:</p><p class="hdg">he wearieth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27,28</a></b></br> For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: … </p><p class="hdg">he scattereth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-30.htm">Job 36:30,32</a></b></br> Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4</a></b></br> For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, <i>and</i> like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></b></br> While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.</p><p class="hdg">his bright cloud.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/18-17.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/job/31-26.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Disperses</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Filling</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Light</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">Loads</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Moisture</a> <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Plentiful</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Press</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-15.htm">Scattereth</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Scatters</a> <a href="/job/37-3.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Spreadeth</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/job/37-3.htm">Thunder-Flame</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Watering</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">Wearieth</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-2.htm">Weighted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/40-11.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/job/37-21.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/job/37-15.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-8.htm">Disperses</a> <a href="/psalms/110-6.htm">Filling</a> <a href="/job/37-21.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/144-14.htm">Loads</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Moisture</a> <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Plentiful</a> <a href="/job/39-15.htm">Press</a> <a href="/psalms/53-5.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Scattereth</a> <a href="/psalms/147-16.htm">Scatters</a> <a href="/psalms/18-47.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/job/39-26.htm">Spreadeth</a> <a href="/job/39-18.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/job/37-16.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-14.htm">Thunder-Flame</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Watering</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Wearieth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-12.htm">Weighted</a><div class="vheading2">Job 37</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/37-1.htm">God is to be feared because of his great works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/37-15.htm">His wisdom is unsearchable in them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/37.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/37.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He loads the clouds with moisture;</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereignty over nature, emphasizing His control over the weather. In the ancient Near Eastern context, rain was crucial for agriculture and survival, making God's provision through rain a sign of His care and power. The imagery of God loading clouds with moisture can be seen as a metaphor for His ability to provide abundantly. This aligns with other biblical passages that depict God as the provider of rain, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a>, where God promises rain for the land in its season. Theologically, this reflects God's ongoing involvement in creation, sustaining it through His divine will.<p><b>He scatters His lightning through them.</b><br>Lightning in the Bible often symbolizes God's power and presence. In <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>, lightning accompanies God's descent on Mount Sinai, signifying His majesty and authority. The scattering of lightning can also be seen as a demonstration of God's judgment, as in <a href="/psalms/144-6.htm">Psalm 144:6</a>, where lightning is used as a weapon against enemies. This phrase underscores the idea that God is not only the creator but also the ruler who actively governs the natural world. The unpredictability and power of lightning serve as a reminder of God's might and the awe He inspires. In a broader theological sense, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as coming with power and great glory, as in <a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a>, where His return is likened to lightning.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective on God's majesty and justice. Elihu's speeches are found in <a href="/bsb/job/32.htm">Job 32-37</a>, and he emphasizes God's power and wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who undergoes severe trials and seeks to understand God's purpose in his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_clouds.htm">The Clouds</a></b><br>In this context, the clouds are a symbol of God's power and the natural order He controls. They are part of the imagery Elihu uses to describe God's majesty.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lightning.htm">Lightning</a></b><br>Represents God's power and the awe-inspiring aspects of His creation. It is used to illustrate the might and unpredictability of God's actions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavens.htm">The Heavens</a></b><br>The broader setting in which the clouds and lightning operate, symbolizing the vastness of God's creation and His sovereign control over it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty in Nature</a></b><br>The verse highlights God's control over the natural world, reminding us of His ultimate authority and power. We can trust in His sovereignty even when we don't understand His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god's_creation.htm">The Majesty of God's Creation</a></b><br>The imagery of clouds and lightning serves as a reminder of the beauty and complexity of God's creation. It calls us to worship and reverence for the Creator.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_power_in_the_midst_of_trials.htm">God's Power in the Midst of Trials</a></b><br>Just as God controls the elements, He is also in control of the storms in our lives. We can find comfort in knowing that nothing is beyond His reach or understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unpredictability_of_god's_ways.htm">The Unpredictability of God's Ways</a></b><br>Lightning is unpredictable, much like God's plans. This teaches us to rely on faith and trust in God's wisdom, even when His actions are beyond our comprehension.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a></b><br>Recognizing God's power and majesty should lead us to humility, acknowledging our limited understanding and dependence on Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 37</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_global_warming.htm">What does the Bible say about global warming?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_37_14-15_conflict_with_free_will.htm">Does Job 37:14-15's portrayal of God controlling weather conflict with biblical passages that emphasize human free will over divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_disasters_fit_god's_purposes.htm">Job 37:12-13 claims storms fulfill God's purposes of punishment or blessing; how do natural disaster patterns fit this idea?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_thunder_god's_voice,_not_nature.htm">In Job 37:3-5, how can thunder and lightning be described as God's direct voice when science explains them as natural phenomena?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) He <span class= "bld">wearieth the thick cloud.</span>--Also He ladeth the thick cloud with moisture, maketh it to be charged with rain. "He scattereth the cloud of His lightning," that is, which containeth His lightning. Others render, "Yea, the bright sun weareth out (disperseth) the thick cloud; it scattereth the cloud that holds His lightning. And it (the cloud) is turned round about by His counsels, that they may do His purpose, even all which He commandeth them, upon the face of the habitable world." Whether for correction, or for His land generally, or whether He causeth the rain to come as a special mercy:--these are the various purposes for which God reserves His showers.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud</span>; rather, <span class="accented">also with moisture he ladeth the thick cloud.</span> Elihu returns from his description of the winter season to the more ordinary condition of things. Rain is the chief necessity of Eastern countries; and God is ever providing it, causing moisture to be drawn up from earth and sea, and safely lodged in the clouds, whence it descends, as needed, and as commanded by God, upon the fields and plains that man cultivates. <span class="cmt_word">He scattereth his bright cloud</span>. Most commentators see a reference to lightning here; and it is possible, no doubt, that such a reference is intended. "His bright cloud" - literally, "the cloud of his light" - may mean "the cloud in which his lightning is stored." But perhaps no more is meant than that God spreads abroad over the earth the clouds on which his sunlight rests. The genial showers of spring fall generally from clouds that are, in part at any rate, steeped in the sun's rays. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/37-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He loads</span><br /><span class="heb">יַטְרִ֣יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(yaṭ·rî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2959.htm">Strong's 2959: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toil, be burdened</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clouds</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5645.htm">Strong's 5645: </a> </span><span class="str2">An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with moisture;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭רִי</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7377.htm">Strong's 7377: </a> </span><span class="str2">Irrigation, a shower</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He scatters</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝פִ֗יץ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄îṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dispersed or scattered</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His lightning</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹרֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through them.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנַ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/37-11.htm">OT Poetry: Job 37:11 Yes he loads the thick cloud (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/37-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 37:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 37:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/37-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 37:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 37:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>