Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,

King James Version

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

Holman Bible

For He makes waterdrops evaporate;
they distill the rain into its mist,

International Standard Version

He draws up drops of water, distilling it to rain and mist.

A Conservative Version

For he draws up the drops of water, which distil in rain from his vapor,

American Standard Version

For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,

Amplified


“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,

Bible in Basic English

For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,

Darby Translation

For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth,

Julia Smith Translation

For he will withhold the drops of water: they will pour out rain for its vapor.

King James 2000

For he makes small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to its vapor:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Indeed, he draws up [the] drops of water; he distills [the] rain into its mist,

Modern King James verseion

For He draws up the drops of water; they distill rain into mist,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He turneth the water to small drops, he driveth his clouds

NET Bible

He draws up drops of water; they distill the rain into its mist,

New Heart English Bible

For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,

The Emphasized Bible

For he draweth up drops of water, They trickle as rain through his mist;

Webster

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor of it.

World English Bible

For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,

Youngs Literal Translation

When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּרע 
Gara` 
Usage: 22

the drops
נטף 
Nataph 
Usage: 2

זקק 
Zaqaq 
Usage: 7

מטר 
Matar 
Usage: 38

according to the vapour
אד 
'ed 
Usage: 2

References

Fausets

Morish

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

26 “Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him;
The number of His years is unsearchable.
27 “For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,
28 Which the clouds pour down,
They drip upon man abundantly.



Cross References

Psalm 147:8

Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

Genesis 2:5-6

Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

Job 5:9

Who does great and unsearchable things,
Wonders without number.

Job 36:33

“Its noise declares His presence;
The cattle also, concerning what is coming up.

Job 38:25-28

“Who has cleft a channel for the flood,
Or a way for the thunderbolt,

Job 38:34

“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
So that an abundance of water will cover you?

Psalm 65:9-13

You visit the earth and cause it to overflow;
You greatly enrich it;
The stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth.

Psalm 148:8

Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

Isaiah 5:6

“I will lay it waste;
It will not be pruned or hoed,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also charge the clouds to rain no rain on it.”

Jeremiah 14:22

Are there any among the idols of the nations who give rain?
Or can the heavens grant showers?
Is it not You, O Lord our God?
Therefore we hope in You,
For You are the one who has done all these things.

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