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Job 36:26–29

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26Behold, God is great, and we tknow him not,

uNeither can the number of his years xbe searched out.

27For he ymaketh small the drops of water:

They pour down rain according to zthe vapour thereof:

28Which athe clouds do drop

And adistil upon man abundantly.

29Also can any understand the bspreadings of the clouds,

Or the noise of his ctabernacle?

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Footnotes

  1. tch. 37:5 (Heb.). So 1 Cor. 13:12.
  2. xch. 34:24.
  3. ySo ver. 7 (Heb.). Comp. Ps. 147:8.
  4. zGen. 2:6 (Heb.) only.
  5. aProv. 3:20. Comp. Deut. 32:2. & 33:28. Isai. 45:8 in the Heb.
  6. aProv. 3:20. Comp. Deut. 32:2. & 33:28. Isai. 45:8 in the Heb.
  7. bEze. 27:7 (Heb.). So ch. 26:9. Ps. 105:39.
  8. c2 Sam. 22:12 (Heb.).

Cross references

  1. uPs. 90:2. & 102:24–27. Heb. 1:10–12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Behold, God is great, and we know him not;

the number of his years is unsearchable.

For he draws up the drops of water;

they distill his mist in rain,

which the skies pour down

and drop on mankind abundantly.

Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,

the thunderings of his pavilion?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

How great is God—beyond our understanding!

The number of his years is past finding out.

“He draws up the drops of water,

which distill as rain to the streams;

the clouds pour down their moisture

and abundant showers fall on mankind.

Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,

how he thunders from his pavilion?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge;

the number of his years cannot be counted.

For he makes waterdrops evaporate;

they distill the rain into its mist,

which the clouds pour out

and shower abundantly on mankind.

Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out

or how the thunder roars from God’s pavilion?

NLTNew Living Translation

“Look, God is greater than we can understand.

His years cannot be counted.

He draws up the water vapor

and then distills it into rain.

The rain pours down from the clouds,

and everyone benefits.

Who can understand the spreading of the clouds

and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Look, God is exalted, and we do not know him;

the number of his years is unsearchable.

Indeed, he draws up the drops of water;

he distills the rain into its mist,

which the clouds pour down;

they shower abundantly on human beings.

“Moreover, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds,

the thundering of his dwelling place?