Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Behold, He spreads His lightning around Him [against the dark clouds],
And He covers the depths of the sea.
New American Standard Bible
And He covers the depths of the sea.
King James Version
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
Holman Bible
and covers the depths of the sea.
International Standard Version
He scatters his lightning above it, and covers the bottom of the sea.
A Conservative Version
Behold, he spreads his light around him, and he covers the bottom of the sea.
American Standard Version
Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.
Bible in Basic English
See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it.
Darby Translation
Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, he spread upon it his light, and he covered the roots of the sea.
King James 2000
Behold, he spreads his lightning upon it, and covers the depths of the sea.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, he scatters his lightning around him, and he covers the roots of the sea.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, He spreads His light on it, and He covers the bottom of the sea.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and cause his light to shine upon them, and to cover the bottom of the sea.
NET Bible
See how he scattered his lightning about him; he has covered the depths of the sea.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! he hath spread out over it, his lightning, The bed of the sea, hath he covered.
Webster
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
World English Bible
Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 36:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Greatness
29
“Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds
Or the thundering of His pavilion?
“Behold, He spreads His lightning around Him [against the dark clouds],
And He covers the depths of the sea.
“For by these [mighty acts] He judges the peoples;
He gives food in abundance.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 1:9
Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
Exodus 14:22
The Israelites went into the middle of the sea on dry land, and the waters formed a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
Exodus 14:28
The waters returned and covered the chariots and the charioteers, and all the army of Pharaoh that had gone into the sea after them; not even one of them survived.
Exodus 15:4-5
“Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea;
His chosen captains are drowned in the
Job 38:8-11
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When it burst forth and went out of the womb;
Job 38:25
“Who has prepared a channel for the torrents of rain and for the flood,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,
Job 38:34-35
“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
So that an abundance of water will cover you?
Psalm 18:11-16
He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.
Psalm 104:5-9
He established the earth on its foundations,
So that it will not be moved forever and ever.
Luke 17:24