When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
Parallel translations
- WEB when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.
- KJV When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
- NKJV When He utters His voice, There is a multitude of waters in the heavens: “And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”
- NASB When He utters His voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens, And He makes the clouds ascend from the end of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain, And brings out the wind from His storehouses.
- NLT When he speaks in the thunder, the heavens roar with rain. He causes the clouds to rise over the earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses.
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Quick answer
At God's command the waters roar, clouds rise, lightning and rain come, and wind goes forth from His storehouses. He sovereignly governs all the forces of nature.
Overview
Yahweh's voice controls the heavens' waters, mists, lightning, and winds, which He brings out as from treasuries. The vivid picture of God ruling the weather underscores His living power against dead idols who control nothing. The verse calls God's people to trust the One who commands creation itself, a power displayed when Christ stilled wind and waves.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 135:7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Job 38:22Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,
- Job 38:34–35Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
- Ps 18:13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.
- Ps 147:8who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
- 1 Kgs 18:41And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
- Ps 135:17they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.
- Ps 68:33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
- Job 36:27–33For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
- Ps 29:3–10The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- 1 Sam 12:17–18Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
- Job 37:2–5Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
- Job 38:25–27Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,
- 1 Kgs 18:45–46Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.
- Exod 9:23So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
- Zech 10:1Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.
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