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They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Its direction is turned around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They swirl about, turning round and round at his direction, accomplishing everything he commands them over the surface of the inhabited world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They swirl about, turning round and round at His direction, accomplishing everything He commands them over the surface of the inhabited world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />traveling across the sky <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it is turned round about by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He guides the clouds as they churn round and round over the face of the inhabited earth to do everything he orders them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />as they move at God's will. They do all that God commands, everywhere throughout the world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it is turned around by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commandeth them upon the face of the world on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it is turning itself around by His counsels, "" For their doing all He commands them, "" On the face of the habitable earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Being turned by his guidance to their doing all that he commanded them upon the face of the habitable globe of the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole earth : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />It shines all around, wherever the will of him that governs them will lead, to anywhere he will command, over the whole face of the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He it is who changes their rounds, according to his plans, to do all that he commands them across the inhabited world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They turn round and round by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they turn round about by his counsels, that they may do whatever he commands them upon the face of his habitable earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it turns around and it returns to perform counsel, everything that he commands them on the face of the world of his Earth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they are turned round about by His guidance, That they may do whatsoever He commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he will carry round the encircling <i>clouds</i> by his governance, to <i>perform</i> their works: whatsoever he shall command them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/37-12.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=5774" 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">11</span>He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/4524.htm" title="4524: mə·sib·bō·wṯ (N-fp) -- That which surrounds or is round. Plural masculine mcibbiym; or feminine mcibbowth; from cabab; a divan; abstractly around.">swirl about,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: miṯ·hap·pêḵ (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">whirling</a> <a href="/hebrew/8458.htm" title="8458: bə·ṯaḥ·bū·lå̄·ṯō (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Direction, counsel. Or tachbuwlah; from chabal as denominative from chebel; properly, steerage, i.e. guidance or a plan.">at His direction,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: lə·p̄ā·‘o·lām (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">accomplishing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: yə·ṣaw·wêm (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">He commands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the face</a> <a href="/hebrew/8398.htm" title="8398: ṯê·ḇêl (N-fs) -- From yabal; the earth; by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. Land, as Babylonia, Palestine.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·rə·ṣāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.…<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/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15-18</a></span><br />He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly. / He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes; / He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast? ...<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="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</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, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-4.htm">Proverbs 30:4</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:6</a></span><br />The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Genesis 8:1</a></span><br />But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3-4</a></span><br />laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind. / He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a></span><br />Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a></span><br />For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-27.htm">Matthew 8:27</a></span><br />The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-25.htm">Luke 8:25</a></span><br />“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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-8.htm">John 3:8</a></span><br />The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”<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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commands them on the face of the world in the earth.</p><p class="hdg">it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9,10</a></b></br> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, <i>which</i> is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></b></br> O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></b></br> Are there <i>any</i> among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? <i>art</i> not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these <i>things</i>.</p><p class="hdg">that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Psalm 148:8</a></b></br> Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17,18</a></b></br> Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a></b></br> These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/36-11.htm">Accomplish</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">Changes</a> <a href="/job/22-14.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-28.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-42.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/36-13.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-14.htm">Guidance</a> <a href="/job/29-25.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/job/34-13.htm">Habitable</a> <a href="/job/18-18.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/job/30-16.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/job/36-23.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/job/30-13.htm">Round</a> <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Swirl</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/job/36-31.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/job/34-13.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">Accomplish</a> <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Changes</a> <a href="/psalms/19-6.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/psalms/42-8.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/psalms/19-8.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-8.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/38-29.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/39-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Guidance</a> <a href="/job/38-20.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/psalms/89-11.htm">Habitable</a> <a href="/psalms/94-17.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/job/38-12.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/job/38-9.htm">Round</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Swirl</a> <a href="/job/39-22.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/38-14.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/39-10.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/job/38-19.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/41-11.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/job/41-11.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">World</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'; 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The swirling motion can symbolize the unpredictability and majesty of God's creation, reflecting His control over nature. In the ancient Near Eastern context, weather was often attributed to the actions of deities, but here it is clearly under the direction of the one true God.<p><b>whirling at His direction</b><br>This emphasizes God's direct involvement and authority over the natural world. The imagery of whirling suggests a dynamic and purposeful movement, indicating that nothing in creation is random or outside of God's control. This aligns with other biblical passages that speak of God's command over nature, such as <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Psalm 148:8</a>, which describes the elements fulfilling His word.<p><b>accomplishing all that He commands</b><br>This phrase underscores the idea that God's will is executed perfectly in creation. It reflects the biblical theme of God's omnipotence and the certainty that His purposes will be fulfilled. This can be connected to <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, where God's word is described as achieving the purpose for which it is sent. It also highlights the concept of divine providence, where God orchestrates all events according to His plan.<p><b>over the face of all the earth</b><br>This indicates the universal scope of God's authority and action. It suggests that there is no part of the earth that is outside of His influence or control. This can be related to the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18-20</a>, where Jesus declares His authority over heaven and earth, sending His disciples to all nations. It also reflects the biblical worldview that God's sovereignty extends to all creation, not just a specific region or people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, who undergoes severe trials and suffering. The book of Job explores his dialogues with friends and his quest for understanding God's ways.<br><br>2. <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. In <a href="/bsb/job/37.htm">Job 37</a>, Elihu is emphasizing God's control over nature.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_creation.htm">God's Creation</a></b><br>The natural world, including the weather patterns and elements, which are depicted as being under God's sovereign control.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>The stage upon which God's commands are fulfilled, highlighting His omnipresence and omnipotence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/weather_patterns.htm">Weather Patterns</a></b><br>The swirling and whirling of clouds and winds, symbolizing God's active involvement in the world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all aspects of creation, including the weather and natural events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when life seems chaotic, trust that God is directing events according to His perfect will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_majesty_in_creation.htm">God's Majesty in Creation</a></b><br>Take time to observe and appreciate the natural world as a reflection of God's power and creativity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Acknowledge our limited understanding and control, and submit to God's greater wisdom and authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_faith.htm">Active Faith</a></b><br>Let the knowledge of God's sovereignty inspire active faith and obedience in daily life.<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/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/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/how_does_suffering_fit_with_a_loving_god.htm">If suffering for Christ is 'granted' (Philippians 1:29), how does this harmonize with the belief in a loving and just God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_permit_suffering.htm">Why does God permit suffering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it is turned round about by his counsels</span>, "It" (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the cloud) is "turned round" (or directed in its course) "by his counsels," or under the guidance of his wisdom, and so conveys his rain whither he pleases. That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. There is no expressed antecedent to "they." Perhaps the showers are intended, or the atmospheric influences generally. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/37-12.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">They</span><br /><span class="heb">וְה֤וּא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swirl about,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְסִבּ֨וֹת ׀</span> <span class="translit">(mə·sib·bō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4524.htm">Strong's 4524: </a> </span><span class="str2">That which surrounds or is round</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turning round and round</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(miṯ·hap·pêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at His direction,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯaḥ·bū·lō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8458.htm">Strong's 8458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Steerage, guidance, a plan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">accomplishing</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָעֳלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·‘o·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6467.htm">Strong's 6467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Doing, deed, work</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He commands</span><br /><span class="heb">יְצַוֵּ֓ם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ṣaw·wêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the face</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵבֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8398.htm">Strong's 8398: </a> </span><span class="str2">The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽרְצָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rə·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/37-12.htm">OT Poetry: Job 37:12 It is turned around by his guidance (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/37-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 37:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 37:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/37-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 37:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 37:13" /></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>