Job 37:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It changes direction,מְסִבֹּ֨ות
(me·sib·bo·vt)
4524: that which surrounds or is roundfrom sabab
turning aroundמִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ
(mit·hap·pech)
2015: to turn, overturna prim. root
by His guidance,(בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יו
(be·tach·bu·lo·tav)
8458: direction, counselfrom chabal
That it may do 
 
6466: do, makea prim. root
whateverכֹּ֖ל
(kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
He commandsיְצַוֵּ֓ם
(ye·tzav·vem)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
it On the faceפְּנֵ֖י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the inhabitedתֵבֵ֣ל
(te·vel)
8398: worldfrom yabal
earth.אָֽרְצָה׃
(a·re·tzah.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And it is turned
haphak  (haw-fak')
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
round about
mecab  (may-sab')
a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around -- that compass about, (place) round about, at table.
by his counsels
tachbulah  (takh-boo-law')
(only in plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), i.e. (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plan -- good advice, (wise) counsels.
that they may do
po`al  (po'-al)
an act or work (concretely) -- act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.
whatsoever he commandeth
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
them upon the face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of the world
tebel  (tay-bale')
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. land, as Babylonia, Palestine
in the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.

King James Bible
And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They swirl about, turning round and round at His direction, accomplishing everything He commands them over the surface of the inhabited world.

International Standard Version
It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world,

NET Bible
The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He guides the clouds as they churn round and round over the face of the inhabited earth to do everything he orders them.

King James 2000 Bible
And it is turned around by his guidance: that they may do whatsoever he commands them upon the face of the whole earth.
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