Parallel Verses
Amplified
“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,
New American Standard Bible
They distill rain from
King James Version
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
Holman Bible
they distill the rain into its
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,
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,
Themes
Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 36:27
Verse Info
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.
“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,
Which the clouds pour down,
They drop abundantly upon mankind.”
Names
Cross References
Psalm 147:8
Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
Genesis 2:5-6
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to
Job 5:9
Who does great and unsearchable things,
Marvelous things without number.
Job 36:33
“His thundering voice declares [awesomely] His presence;
The cattle also are told of His coming storm.
Job 38:25-28
“Who has prepared a channel for the torrents of rain and for the flood,
Or a path 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 make it overflow [with water];
You greatly enrich it;
The stream of God is full of water;
You provide their grain, when You have prepared the earth.
Psalm 148:8
Lightning and hail, snow and fog;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His orders;
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 14:22
Are there any among the idols of the nations who can send rain?
Or can the heavens [of their own will] give showers?
Is it not You, O Lord our God?
Therefore we will wait and hope [confidently] in You,
For You are the one who has made all these things [the heavens and the rain].