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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/37.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/37.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do you know when God dispatches them, And causes the light of His cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His clouds to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Do you know how God establishes <i>and</i> commands them, And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you know how God directs his clouds or makes their lightning flash?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you know how God directs His clouds or makes their lightning flash? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Can you explain why lightning flashes at the orders <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them, and causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do you know how God controls them and makes the lightning flash from his clouds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do you know how God gives the command and makes lightning flash from the clouds? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you know how God ordains them, and makes his lightning to flash throughout his clouds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you know when God places them, "" And caused the light of His cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shalt thou know in God's setting upon them, and he caused the light of his cloud to shine?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do you know when God ordered the rains, so as to show the light of his clouds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and makes the light shine forth from his clouds? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Do you know what God has ordained for them, and what causes the light of his clouds to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, do you know the thing that God appointed upon them and he has revealed the light of his clouds?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Dost thou know how God enjoineth them, And causeth the lightning of His cloud to shine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />We know that god has disposed his works, having made light out of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/37-15.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=5795" 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">14</span>Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: hă·ṯê·ḏa‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Do you know</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ah (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">how God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: bə·śūm- (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">dispatches</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: ‘ă·nā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">the clouds</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·wr (N-csc) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">or makes the lightning</a> <a href="/hebrew/3313.htm" title="3313: wə·hō·w·p̄î·a‘ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To shine out or forth, to send out beams, cause to shine. A primitive root; to shine.">flash?</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?…<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/147-5.htm">Psalm 147:5</a></span><br />Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12-13</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. / 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="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19-20</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. / 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="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-9.htm">Isaiah 55:9</a></span><br />“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-34</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:5</a></span><br />As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-6.htm">Psalm 139:6</a></span><br />Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a></span><br />The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. / Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. / And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">1 Corinthians 8:6</a></span><br />yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Do you know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?</p><p class="hdg">Dost</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-24.htm">Job 28:24-27</a></b></br> For he looketh to the ends of the earth, <i>and</i> seeth under the whole heaven; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-13.htm">Job 34:13</a></b></br> Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4</a></b></br> Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.</p><p class="hdg">the light</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11</a></b></br> Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:</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="/job/38-24.htm">Job 38:24,25</a></b></br> By what way is the light parted, <i>which</i> scattereth the east wind upon the earth? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-28.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Command</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">Controls</a> <a href="/job/34-13.htm">Disposed</a> <a href="/job/28-25.htm">Establishes</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/job/37-14.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Layeth</a> <a href="/job/37-3.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/esther/9-21.htm">Ordering</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/job/37-14.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/38-12.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/7-16.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/job/41-31.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/job/37-16.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/37-16.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/38-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-32.htm">Controls</a> <a href="/acts/5-33.htm">Disposed</a> <a href="/psalms/37-23.htm">Establishes</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/job/37-22.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/41-26.htm">Layeth</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/job/38-2.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Ordering</a> <a href="/job/41-18.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/job/37-16.htm">Works</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>Do you know how God dispatches the clouds</b><br>This phrase highlights the sovereignty and wisdom of God in controlling the natural world. In the ancient Near Eastern context, weather phenomena were often attributed to the actions of deities. The Bible consistently attributes these actions to the one true God, emphasizing His power over creation. The rhetorical question implies human limitation in understanding divine operations, echoing themes found in other wisdom literature, such as <a href="/proverbs/30-4.htm">Proverbs 30:4</a>, which questions human comprehension of the heavens. The dispatching of clouds can also be seen as a metaphor for God's providence and care, as clouds often bring rain, essential for agriculture and life.<p><b>or makes the lightning flash?</b><br>Lightning is a powerful and awe-inspiring natural phenomenon, often associated with divine presence and judgment in the Bible. In <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>, lightning accompanies God's presence on Mount Sinai, signifying His holiness and power. The ability to make lightning flash underscores God's control over even the most formidable aspects of nature. This phrase invites reflection on God's majesty and the human inability to replicate or fully understand such power. It also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Jesus calming the storm (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>), demonstrating His divine authority over creation, a type of Christ's ultimate power and sovereignty.<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, Job is the central figure in the Book of Job. He undergoes severe trials and suffering, prompting deep discussions about God's justice and the nature of suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends in the latter part of the book. Elihu offers a perspective that emphasizes God's greatness and sovereignty, and <a href="/bsb/job/37.htm">Job 37</a> is part of his discourse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, whose wisdom and power are beyond human understanding. Elihu speaks of God's control over nature, including clouds and lightning.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/clouds_and_lightning.htm">Clouds and Lightning</a></b><br>Natural phenomena used by Elihu to illustrate God's power and wisdom. They serve as metaphors for God's ability to control and direct the forces of nature.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical book in the Old Testament that explores themes of suffering, divine justice, and the limits of human understanding.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all creation, including the weather and natural events. This should lead us to trust in His power and wisdom, even when we do not understand His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Acknowledge our limited understanding compared to God's infinite wisdom. This humility should drive us to seek God's guidance and rely on His understanding rather than our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god.htm">The Majesty of God</a></b><br>Reflect on the majesty and greatness of God as seen in His creation. This should inspire awe and worship, reminding us of our place in the universe and the greatness of our Creator.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when life is uncertain or difficult, trust that God has a plan and purpose. His control over nature is a reminder that He is also in control of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_nature_in_revelation.htm">The Role of Nature in Revelation</a></b><br>Consider how God uses nature to reveal His character and power. Observing the natural world can deepen our understanding of God and strengthen our faith.<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_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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_37_link_cold_to_god's_breath.htm">Why does Job 37:9-10 attribute ice and cold to the breath of God, when meteorology shows a clear natural process behind freezing temperatures?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Light of His cloud</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>lightning, as before. "Dost thou know all the secrets of God's thunderbolts, at whom and how He will use them?" Some understand this otherwise: "Dost thou know when God setteth the sun over them (the clouds), and causeth the light (<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the sun) to shine upon His cloud?" <span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, "Dost thou know how God useth the sun to disperse the clouds?"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Dost thou know when God disposed them</span>; rather, <span class="accented">disposes them - gives</span> them their orders, arranges for their course and sequence? Or dost thou know when he caused (or rather, causes) the light of his cloud (either the lightning, or perhaps the rainbow, as Schultens suggests) to shine Thou canst not pretend to any such knowledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/37-15.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">Do you know</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲ֭תֵדַע</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ṯê·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱל֣וֹהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·w·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dispatches</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשׂוּם־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śūm-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clouds</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנָנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nā·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<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 /><br /><span class="word">or makes the lightning</span><br /><span class="heb">א֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<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">flash?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·w·p̄î·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3313.htm">Strong's 3313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine out or forth, to send out beams, cause to shine</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/37-15.htm">Job 37:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/37-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 37:15 Do you know how God controls them (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/37-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 37:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 37:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/37-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 37:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 37:16" /></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>