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Job 36:32

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

KJV

In manibus abscondit lucem, et præcepit ei ut rursus adveniat.

Vulgate

ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἐκάλυψεν φῶς, καὶ ἐνετείλατο περὶ αὐτῆς ἐν ἀπαντῶντι·

LXX

He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.

ASV

עַל כַּפַּ֥יִם כִּסָּה א֑וֹר וַ/יְצַ֖ו עָלֶ֣י/הָ בְ/מַפְגִּֽיעַ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹר
'vr
noun · 120×
יִּפְגַּע
ypg'
verb · 46×
כַּ֥ף
kp
noun · 191×
מְכַסֶּ֣ה
mksh
verb · 152×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 37:11 — Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
  • Job 37:15 — Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
  • Job 38:35 — Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
  • Ps 18:11 — He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
  • Ps 135:7 — He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
  • Ps 147:8 — Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
  • Ps 148:8 — Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word: