Job 37:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 37:15

13 ^aHe causes it to come,
Whether for¹ correction,
Or ^bfor His land,
Or ^cfor mercy.

14 “Listen to this, O Job;
Stand still and ^aconsider the wondrous works of God.

15 Do you know when God¹ dispatches them,
And causes the light of His cloud to shine?

16 ^aDo you know how the clouds are balanced,
Those wondrous works of ^bHim who is perfect in knowledge?

17 Why are your garments hot,
When He quiets the earth by the south wind?

18 With Him, have you ^aspread out the ^bskies,
Strong as a cast metal mirror?

19 “Teach us what we should say to Him,
For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.

20 Should He be told that I wish to speak?
If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up.

Verse Comparison: Job 37:15

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

Amplified® Bible
Do you know how God lays His command upon them and causes the lightning of His [storm] cloud to shine?

Contemporary English Version
Can you explain why lightning flashes at the orders

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

Good News Bible
Do you know how God gives the command and makes lightning flash from the clouds?

King James Version
Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light 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?

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

New King James Version
Do you know when God dispatches them,
And causes the light of His cloud to shine?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?

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

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

New English Translation
Do you know how God commands them,¹ how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?²