Parallel Verses
Amplified
“He wraps the waters in His clouds [which otherwise would spill on earth all at once],
And the cloud does not burst under them.
New American Standard Bible
And the cloud does not burst under them.
King James Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Holman Bible
yet the clouds do not burst beneath their weight.
International Standard Version
"He restricts the waters within clouds and the clouds don't burst open under them.
A Conservative Version
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
American Standard Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
Bible in Basic English
By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.
Darby Translation
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
Julia Smith Translation
He bound up the waters in his clouds, and the cloud was not rent under them.
King James 2000
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not torn under them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[He] ties up [the] water in its clouds, and [the] cloud is not torn open beneath it.
Modern King James verseion
He binds up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not torn under them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He bindeth the water in his clouds, and the cloud is not broken under them.
NET Bible
He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.
New Heart English Bible
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
The Emphasized Bible
Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;
Webster
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
World English Bible
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
Youngs Literal Translation
Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 26:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Power Over Creation
7
“It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness
And
“He wraps the waters in His clouds [which otherwise would spill on earth all at once],
And the cloud does not burst under them.
“He covers the face of the
And spreads His cloud over it.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 30:4
Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has bound the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name, and what is His Son’s name?
Certainly you know!
Genesis 1:6-7
And God said, “Let there be an
Job 36:29
“Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds
Or the thundering of His pavilion?
Job 37:11-16
“He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
Job 38:9
When I made the clouds its garment
And thick darkness its swaddling band,
Job 38:37
“Who can count the clouds by [earthly] wisdom,
Or pour out the water jars of the heavens,
Psalm 18:10-11
And He rode upon a cherub (storm) and flew;
And He sped on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 135:7
Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth;
Who makes lightning for the rain,
Who brings the wind from His storehouses;
Isaiah 5:6
“I will turn it into a wasteland;
It will not be pruned or cultivated,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.”
Jeremiah 10:13
When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of
And He causes the clouds and the mist to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the wind from His treasuries and from His storehouses.