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Job 37:15
Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses Job directly within a broader discourse on divine power, placing the question in a sequence of rhetorical inquiries about natural phenomena. The words — תֵדַע (te.da') means "do you know," and עֲנָנֽ/וֹ (a.na.N/o) translates as "his cloud," grounding the verse in a direct challenge to human comprehension of atmospheric mechanics. The thread — The focus on God’s management of clouds and lightning appears in Job 36:30 and Job 37:11, while Job 38:4 shifts the subject entirely to the earth’s foundations. Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge ignorance of natural processes before asserting any understanding of the Creator’s methods.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
Cross-references
- Job 36:30 See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
- Job 37:11 He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
- Job 38:4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
- Isaiah 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
- Job 28:24 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
- Job 34:13 Who gave Him charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world?
- Psalms 119:90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.