Job 37:15 Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?

◄ Job 37:15 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?

English Standard Version
Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

New American Standard Bible
"Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?

King James Bible
Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do you know how God directs His clouds or makes their lightning flash?

International Standard Version
Do you know how God ordains them, and makes his lightning to flash throughout his clouds?

American Standard Version
Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds?

Darby Bible Translation
Dost thou know how +God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash?

Young's Literal Translation
Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

37:14-20 Due thoughts of the works of God will help to reconcile us to all his providences. As God has a powerful, freezing north wind, so he has a thawing, composing south wind: the Spirit is compared to both, because he both convinces and comforts, So 4:16. The best of men are much in the dark concerning the glorious perfections of the Divine nature and the Divine government. Those who, through grace, know much of God, know nothing, in comparison with what is to be known, and of what will be known, when that which is perfect is come.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

15. when—rather, "how."

disposed them—lays His charge on these "wonders" (Job 37:14) to arise.

light—lightning.

shine—flash. How is it that light arises from the dark thundercloud?