Job 37:12 At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.

English Standard Version
They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.

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,

American Standard Version
And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole earth :

Darby Bible Translation
And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,

Young's Literal Translation
And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.

Cross References

Job 36:32
With clouds he covers the light; and commands it not to shine by the cloud that comes between.

Job 37:3
He directs it under the whole heaven, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.

Psalm 147:15
He sends forth his commandment on earth: his word runs very swiftly.

Psalm 148:8
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapors; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

Isaiah 14:21
Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

Isaiah 27:6
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

37:1-13 The changes of the weather are the subject of a great deal of our thoughts and common talk; but how seldom do we think and speak of these things, as Elihu, with a regard to God, the director of them! We must notice the glory of God, not only in the thunder and lightning, but in the more common and less awful changes of the weather; as the snow and rain. Nature directs all creatures to shelter themselves from a storm; and shall man only be unprovided with a refuge? Oh that men would listen to the voice of God, who in many ways warns them to flee from the wrath to come; and invites them to accept his salvation, and to be happy. The ill opinion which men entertain of the Divine direction, peculiarly appears in their murmurs about the weather, though the whole result of the year proves the folly of their complaints. Believers should avoid this; no days are bad as God makes them, though we make many bad by our sins.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

12. it—the cloud of lightning.

counsels—guidance (Ps 148:8); literally, "steering"; the clouds obey God's guidance, as the ship does the helmsman. So the lightning (see on [543]Job 36:31, 32); neither is haphazard in its movements.

they—the clouds, implied in the collective singular "it."

face of the world, &c.—in the face of the earth's circle.