King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Complete Jewish Bible:
He binds up the water in his thick clouds, yet no cloud is torn apart by it.
Berean Standard Bible:
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
American Standard Version:
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
He bindeth up{H6887} the waters{H4325} in his thick clouds{H5645}; and the cloud{H6051} is not rent{H1234} under them.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 30:4
- Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Jeremiah 10:13
- When he uttereth his voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Isaiah 5:6
- And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Psalms 135:7
- He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Job 38:9
- When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
Job 36:29
- Also can [any] understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the noise of his tabernacle?
Job 38:37
- Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
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Commentary for Job 26:8
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6887
There are 56 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צָרַר
Transliteration: tsârar
Pronunciation: tsaw-rar'
Description: a primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive; adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex. - Strong's Number: H4325
There are 525 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַיִם
Transliteration: mayim
Pronunciation: mah'-yim
Description: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)). - Strong's Number: H5645
There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָב
Transliteration: ʻâb
Pronunciation: awb
Description: (masculine and feminine); from עוּב; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse; clay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare עֲבִי. - Strong's Number: H6051
There are 80 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָנָן
Transliteration: ʻânân
Pronunciation: aw-nawn'
Description: from עָנַן; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud; cloud(-y). - Strong's Number: H1234
There are 50 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּקַע
Transliteration: bâqaʻ
Pronunciation: baw-kah'
Description: a primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open; make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.