Job 38:34
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Can you liftהֲתָרִ֣ים
(ha·ta·rim)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
up your voiceקֹולֶ֑ךָ
(ko·v·le·cha;)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
to the clouds,לָעָ֣ב
(la·'av)
5645: dark cloud, cloud mass, thicketfrom an unused word
So that an abundanceוְֽשִׁפְעַת־
(ve·shif·'at-)
8229: abundance, quantityfem. of shepha
of waterמַ֥יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
will coverתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃
(te·chas·sek·ka.)
3680: to covera prim. root
you? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Canst thou lift up
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
thy voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
to the clouds
`ab  (awb)
an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay, (thick) cloud, thick, thicket.
that abundance
shiph`ah  (shif-aw')
copiousness -- abundance, company, multitude.
of waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
may cover
kacah  (kaw-saw')
to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm.
thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?

King James Bible
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?

International Standard Version
"Can you call out to the clouds, so that abundant water drenches you?

NET Bible
Can you raise your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Can you call to the clouds and have a flood of water cover you?

King James 2000 Bible
Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you?
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