Verse Comparison: Job 37:13
American Standard Version
Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.
Amplified® Bible
Whether it be for correction or for His earth [generally] or for His mercy {and} loving-kindness, He causes it to come.
Contemporary English Version
to release their cargo-- sometimes as punishment for sin, sometimes as kindness.
Darby English Version
Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy.
Good News Bible
God sends rain to water the earth; he may send it to punish us, or to show us his favor.
King James Version
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
New American Standard Bible
"Whether for correction, or for His world, Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
New International Version
He brings the clouds to punish men,
or to water his earth and show his love.
New King James Version
He causes it to come,
Whether for correction,
Or for His land,
Or for mercy.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Whether for correction, or for His world, Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
Revised Standard Version
Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen.
Young's Literal Translation
Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness -- He doth cause it to come.