Verse Comparison: Job 26:8
American Standard Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
Amplified® Bible
He holds the waters bound in His clouds [which otherwise would spill on earth all at once], and the cloud is not rent under them.
Contemporary English Version
God stores water in clouds, but they don't burst,
Darby English Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
Good News Bible
It is God who fills the clouds with water and keeps them from bursting with the weight.
King James Version
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
New American Standard Bible
"He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.
New International Version
He wraps up the waters in his clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.
New King James Version
He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds are not broken under it.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.
Revised Standard Version
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
Young's Literal Translation
Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
