Job 38:37
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New International Version (©1984)
Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens

New Living Translation (©2007)
Who is wise enough to count all the clouds? Who can tilt the water jars of heaven

English Standard Version (©2001)
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Who can count the clouds by wisdom, Or tip the water jars of the heavens,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Who is wise enough to count the clouds or pour out the water jars of heaven

King James Bible
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

American King James Version
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

American Standard Version
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

Bible in Basic English
By whose wisdom are the clouds numbered, or the water-skins of the heavens turned to the earth,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who can declare the order of the heavens, or who can make the harmony of heaven to sleep?

Darby Bible Translation
Who numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens,

English Revised Version
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

Webster's Bible Translation
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

World English Bible
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky,

Young's Literal Translation
Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,

Geneva Study Bible

Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the {y} bottles of heaven,

(y) That is, the clouds in which the water is contained as in bottles.

King James Translators' Notes

stay: Heb. cause to lie down

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

37. Who appoints by his wisdom the due measure of the clouds?

stay-rather, "empty"; literally, "lay down" or "incline" so as to pour out.

bottles of heaven-rain-filled clouds.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

38:25-41 Hitherto God had put questions to Job to show him his ignorance; now God shows his weakness. As it is but little that he knows, he ought not to arraign the Divine counsels; it is but little he can do, therefore he ought not to oppose the ways of Providence. See the all-sufficiency of the Divine Providence; it has wherewithal to satisfy the desire of every living thing. And he that takes care of the young ravens, certainly will not be wanting to his people. This being but one instance of the Divine compassion out of many, gives us occasion to think how much good our God does, every day, beyond what we are aware of. Every view we take of his infinite perfections, should remind us of his right to our love, the evil of sinning against him, and our need of his mercy and salvation.


Job 38:34 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you? (NASB ©1995)

Bottles Cause Clouds Count Earth Heaven Heavens Jars Lie Numbered Numbereth Pour Poureth Sky Tilt Tip Turned Water Wisdom


Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

number Ge 15:5 Ps 147:4

or who Ge 8:1 9:15

stay. Heb. cause to lie down

Bible Gateway: Job Chapter 38 Verse 37 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

Alphabetical: by can clouds count has heavens jars of Or over the tip to water Who wisdom

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