Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people. New Living Translation And the LORD did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people. English Standard Version The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people. Berean Standard Bible Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people. King James Bible He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. New King James Version He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people. New American Standard Bible He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from the presence of the people. NASB 1995 He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. NASB 1977 He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. Legacy Standard Bible He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. Amplified Bible He did not withdraw the pillar of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from going before the people. Christian Standard Bible The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night never left its place in front of the people. Holman Christian Standard Bible The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night never left its place in front of the people. American Standard Version the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people. English Revised Version the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people. GOD'S WORD® Translation The column of smoke was always in front of the people during the day. The column of fire was always there at night. Good News Translation The pillar of cloud was always in front of the people during the day, and the pillar of fire at night. International Standard Version Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people. Majority Standard Bible Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people. NET Bible He did not remove the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night from before the people. New Heart English Bible the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, did not depart from before the people. Webster's Bible Translation He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. World English Bible the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, didn’t depart from before the people. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe does not remove the pillar of the cloud by day, and the pillar of the fire by night, [from] before the people. Young's Literal Translation He removeth not the pillar of the cloud by day, and the pillar of the fire by night, from before the people. Smith's Literal Translation And the pillar of cloud will not give way, the day, and the pillar of fire, the night, before the people. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere never failed the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, before the people. Catholic Public Domain Version These never failed: a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night, in the sight of the people. New American Bible Neither the column of cloud by day nor the column of fire by night ever left its place in front of the people. New Revised Standard Version Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night never failed to go before the people. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He was not removing the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire in the night from before the people. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the pillar of cloud failed not by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, before all the people. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Pillars of Cloud and Fire…21And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. 22Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people. Cross References Nehemiah 9:19 You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. Numbers 9:15-23 On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning. / It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire. / Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp. ... Psalm 78:14 He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night. Psalm 105:39 He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. Exodus 40:36-38 Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. / If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up. / For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys. Numbers 14:14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Deuteronomy 1:33 who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel. Deuteronomy 31:15 Then the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent. 1 Corinthians 10:1-2 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. Isaiah 4:5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy, Isaiah 63:12-14 who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? / Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name. 1 Kings 8:10-11 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 5:13-14 The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 8:12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” Treasury of Scripture He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. he took Psalm 121:5-8 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand… pillar of fire Revelation 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: Jump to Previous Cloud Depart Departed Fire Front Night Pillar Remove RemovethJump to Next Cloud Depart Departed Fire Front Night Pillar Remove RemovethExodus 13 1. The firstborn are sanctified to God3. The memorial of the Passover is commanded 11. The firstborn of man and beast are set apart 17. The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them. 20. They come to Etham 21. God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire Neither the pillar of cloud by day The "pillar of cloud" is a profound symbol of God's guidance and presence with the Israelites. In Hebrew, the word for "cloud" is "עָנָן" (anan), which often signifies divine presence and protection. Historically, clouds were seen as a manifestation of the divine, as they obscure the heavens and are beyond human reach. The pillar of cloud by day provided shade and direction, a constant reminder of God's sovereignty and care. It signifies that God is not only a distant deity but one who is intimately involved in the daily lives of His people, guiding them through the wilderness of life. nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people before the people Verse 22. - He took not away. The last distinct mention of the cloud is in Numbers 16:42, after the destruction of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. There is perhaps a later allusion to it in Numbers 20:6. In Nehemiah it is said that "the pillar of the cloud departed not from them," so long as they were in the wilderness (Nehemiah 9:19); and the same is implied, though not formally stated, in Numbers 9:15-23. There is no mention of the pillar of the cloud as still with the Israelites in the Book of Joshua. Probably it was last seen on the journey from Beth-jesimoth to Abel-Shittim in the rich Jordan valley (Numbers 33:49). |
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