Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, New Living Translation and as I clothed it with clouds and wrapped it in thick darkness? English Standard Version when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band, Berean Standard Bible when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, King James Bible When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, New King James Version When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band; New American Standard Bible When I made a cloud its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling bands, NASB 1995 When I made a cloud its garment And thick darkness its swaddling band, NASB 1977 When I made a cloud its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band, Legacy Standard Bible When I made a cloud its garment And dense gloom its swaddling band, Amplified Bible When I made the clouds its garment And thick darkness its swaddling band, Christian Standard Bible when I made the clouds its garment and total darkness its blanket, Holman Christian Standard Bible when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, American Standard Version When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it, Contemporary English Version and wrapped it in blankets of thickest fog. English Revised Version When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, GOD'S WORD® Translation when I clothed it with clouds and wrapped it up in dark clouds, Good News Translation It was I who covered the sea with clouds and wrapped it in darkness. International Standard Version when I made clouds to be its clothes and thick darkness its swaddling blanket, Majority Standard Bible when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, NET Bible when I made the storm clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, New Heart English Bible when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness, Webster's Bible Translation When I made a cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it, World English Bible when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIn My making a cloud its clothing, "" And thick darkness its swaddling band, Young's Literal Translation In My making a cloud its clothing, And thick darkness its swaddling band, Smith's Literal Translation In my making the cloud its garment, and darkness its bandage: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Biblewhen I made a cloud the garment thereof, and wrapped it in a mist as in swaddling bands? Catholic Public Domain Version when I stationed a cloud as its garment and wrapped it in a mist as if swaddling an infant? New American Bible When I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling bands? New Revised Standard Version when I made the clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen I made the cloud the garment of the earth, and thick darkness a swaddling hand for it, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated When he set the work of the clouds her clothing, and thick darkness its swaddling band OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When I made the cloud the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, Brenton Septuagint Translation And I made a cloud its clothing, and swathed it in mist. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Challenges Job…8Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, 9when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, 10when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,… Cross References Genesis 1:2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Psalm 104:6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. Proverbs 8:27-29 I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, / when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, / when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth. Isaiah 40:22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. Jeremiah 5:22 Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it. Psalm 33:7 He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. Psalm 148:4-6 Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies. / Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created. / He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away. Isaiah 45:7 I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things. Amos 5:8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name— Psalm 89:9-10 You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. / You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. Isaiah 51:15 For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name. Jeremiah 31:35 Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name: Matthew 8:26-27 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” Mark 4:39-41 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” Luke 8:24-25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” Treasury of Scripture When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddling cloth for it, thick Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Jump to Previous Band Bands Clothing Cloud Clouds Darkness Garment Making Robe Round Swaddling Thereof Thick WrappedJump to Next Band Bands Clothing Cloud Clouds Darkness Garment Making Robe Round Swaddling Thereof Thick WrappedJob 38 1. God challenges Job to answer4. God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance 31. and weakness when I made This phrase emphasizes God's active role as the Creator. The Hebrew root for "made" is "עָשָׂה" (asah), which conveys the idea of fashioning or crafting with intention and purpose. In the context of Job, this underscores God's sovereignty and wisdom in creation, reminding us that everything in the universe is a product of His divine will and meticulous design. the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew when I madeבְּשׂוּמִ֣י (bə·śū·mî) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the clouds עָנָ֣ן (‘ā·nān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud its garment לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ (lə·ḇu·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3830: A garment, clothing, raiment and thick darkness וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל (wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6205: Cloud, heavy cloud its blanket, חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃ (ḥă·ṯul·lā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2854: A swathing cloth Links Job 38:9 NIVJob 38:9 NLT Job 38:9 ESV Job 38:9 NASB Job 38:9 KJV Job 38:9 BibleApps.com Job 38:9 Biblia Paralela Job 38:9 Chinese Bible Job 38:9 French Bible Job 38:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 38:9 When I made clouds its garment (Jb) |