Job 36:30

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

Complete Jewish Bible:

See how he scatters his lightning over it and covers the roots of the sea.

Berean Standard Bible:

See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.

American Standard Version:

Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Behold, he spreadeth{H6566} his light{H216} upon it, and covereth{H3680} the bottom{H8328} of the sea{H3220}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 18:11

  • He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.

Psalms 18:16

  • He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

Psalms 104:5

  • [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.

Psalms 104:9

  • Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

Job 38:25

  • ¶ Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

Exodus 14:28

  • And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, [and] all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

Exodus 14:22

  • And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry [ground]: and the waters [were] a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

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Commentary for Job 36:30

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H6566
    There are 66 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּרַשׂ
    Transliteration: pâras
    Pronunciation: paw-ras'
    Description: a primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.; break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
  2. Strong's Number: H216
    There are 191 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אוֹר
    Transliteration: ʼôwr
    Pronunciation: ore
    Description: from אוֹר; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.); bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
  3. Strong's Number: H3680
    There are 149 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּסָה
    Transliteration: kâçâh
    Pronunciation: kaw-saw'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, 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. Compare כָּשָׂה.
  4. Strong's Number: H8328
    There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֶׁרֶשׁ
    Transliteration: sheresh
    Pronunciation: sheh'-resh
    Description: from שָׁרַשׁ; a root (literally or figuratively); bottom, deep, heel, root.
  5. Strong's Number: H3220
    There are 339 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָם
    Transliteration: yâm
    Pronunciation: yawm
    Description: from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).