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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/38.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Can you shout to the clouds and make it rain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that a flood of waters may cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Can you raise your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water may cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Can you raise your voice up to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Can you order the clouds to send a downpour, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Can you call to the clouds and have a flood of water cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Can you shout orders to the clouds and make them drench you with rain? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Can you call out to the clouds, so that abundant water drenches you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Can you raise your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water covers you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Canst thou lift thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you lift up your voice to the cloud, "" And abundance of water covers you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou lift up thy voice to the cloud, and abundance of waters shall cover thee?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that an abundance of waters may cover thee? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that an onslaught of waters will cover you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Can you raise your voice to the clouds, for them to cover you with a deluge of waters? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that a flood of waters may cover you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Can you lift up your voice to the clouds? Or can you cover them with abundance of waters?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do you lift up your voice over the clouds, and do you cover them with a multitude of waters?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And wilt thou call a cloud with thy voice, and will it obey thee with a violent shower of much rain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-34.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=6043" 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/38.htm">God Challenges Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth? <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: hă·ṯā·rîm (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">Can you command</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·le·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5645.htm" title="5645: lā·‘āḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- Dark cloud, cloud mass, thicket. ">the clouds</a> <a href="/hebrew/8229.htm" title="8229: wə·šip̄·‘aṯ- (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Abundance, quantity. Feminine of shepha'; copiousness.">so that a flood</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: tə·ḵas·se·kā (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 2mse) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">covers you?</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?…<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="/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="/1_kings/8-35.htm">1 Kings 8:35-36</a></span><br />When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them, / then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.<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="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<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="/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="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a></span><br />They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a></span><br />So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-10</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7</a></span><br />“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17-18</a></span><br />Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” / So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.<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">Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/12-18.htm">1 Samuel 12:18</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Amos 5:8</a></b></br> <i>Seek him</i> 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 <i>is</i> his name:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></b></br> Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; <i>so</i> the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/37-23.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/job/38-9.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/38-9.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/job/36-3.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/job/37-5.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/job/28-25.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/4-7.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/job/38-36.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/job/38-36.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/41-10.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/job/38-37.htm">Water</a> <a href="/psalms/8-8.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Job 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">God challenges Job to answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">and weakness</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/38.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/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Can you command the clouds</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereignty over nature, emphasizing His control over the elements. In the ancient Near Eastern context, weather phenomena were often attributed to deities, but here, the one true God asserts His authority. This echoes the creation narrative where God separates the waters and establishes the heavens (<a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Genesis 1:6-8</a>). The rhetorical question underscores human limitations compared to divine omnipotence.<p><b>so that a flood of water covers you?</b><br>The imagery of a flood suggests overwhelming power and provision, reminiscent of the Great Flood in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>, where God uses water to execute judgment and renewal. In a historical context, floods were both feared and revered for their destructive and life-giving properties. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament, where Jesus demonstrates authority over nature, calming storms and walking on water (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, <a href="/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25</a>). The flood can symbolize both judgment and blessing, pointing to God's ultimate control over life and sustenance.<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 integrity who undergoes severe trials and questions God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator who responds to Job out of the whirlwind, challenging Job's understanding of divine wisdom and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_clouds.htm">The Clouds</a></b><br>Representing the natural world and God's control over creation, emphasizing His sovereignty.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood_of_water.htm">The Flood of Water</a></b><br>Symbolizing God's provision and control over the elements, highlighting His omnipotence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_whirlwind.htm">The Whirlwind</a></b><br>The medium through which God speaks to Job, signifying His majestic and awe-inspiring presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that God alone has the power to command the elements, reminding us of His ultimate authority and control over the universe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Acknowledge our limited understanding and power compared to God's infinite wisdom and might, fostering humility in our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Trust that God, who controls the clouds and rain, will provide for our needs according to His perfect will and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith_in_trials.htm">The Importance of Faith in Trials</a></b><br>Like Job, we are called to maintain our faith and trust in God, even when we do not understand His ways or the reasons for our suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>Just as God speaks to the clouds, His Word has the power to transform and guide our lives, calling us to listen and respond in obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_obedience_ensure_rain.htm">(Leviticus 26:4) How can this chapter’s claim that obedience directly guarantees rainfall be reconciled with modern meteorological science? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rain_control_fit_meteorology.htm">Zechariah 10:1: How can supernatural control of rain be reconciled with modern meteorology? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_38_22_misinterpret_snow.htm">Does Job 38:22's reference to 'storehouses of snow' suggest a misunderstanding of meteorology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god's_justice_align_with_destruction.htm">Job 34:12 - Elihu insists God always acts justly; how does this align with texts describing God commanding destruction (e.g., Joshua 6)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of water may sever thee?</span> Will the clouds take their orders from thee, listen to thee, obey thy voice? None but the "medicine-men" of savage tribes profess to have any such power. Elijah, indeed, "prayed, and the heaven gave rain" (<a href="/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18</a>); but this was a very different thing from "commanding the clouds of heaven." His prayer was addressed to God, and God gave the rain for which he made his petition. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-34.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">Can you command</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲתָרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ṯā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clouds</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעָ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | 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">so that a flood</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽשִׁפְעַת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šip̄·‘aṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8229.htm">Strong's 8229: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abundance, quantity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of water</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">covers you?</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḵas·se·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-34.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:34 Can you lift up your voice (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:35" /></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>