Verse List for JOB 37:6

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Elihu (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) He tells the snow when to fall to the earth, ⇔ ≈ and commands the shower of rain to become a downpour.

OET-LV If/because to_snow[fn] he _says fall earth and_the_shower _of rain and_the _shower _of the _rains _of his _strength _of_his.

ULT For he says to the snow, ‘Be, on the earth,’ ⇔  and, to the shower of rain, ⇔  to the shower of rains, ‘Strength!’

UST For example, God can cause snow to cover the ground, ⇔  and when he tells a rain shower to rain even harder, it becomes a downpour.

BSB & MSB For He says to the snow, ‘Fall [on] the earth,’ ⇔  and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’

OEB No OEB JOB book available

WEBBE & WMBB For he says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ ⇔  likewise to the shower of rain, ⇔  and to the showers of his mighty rain.

NET For to the snow he says, ‘Fall to earth,’ ⇔ and to the torrential rains, ‘Pour down.’

LSV For He says to snow: Be [on] the earth. And the small rain and great rain of His power.

FBV He tells the snow to fall and the rain to pour down on the earth.

T4T He commands the snow to fall on the ground, ⇔  and sometimes he causes it to rain very hard.

LEB • For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth’;
• and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain[fn]—

BBE For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.

Moff He bids the snow fall on the earth, ⇔  also the heavy rains,

JPS For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.

ASV For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; ⇔ Likewise to the shower of rain, ⇔ And to the showers of his mighty rain.

DRA He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength.

YLT For to snow He saith, 'Be [on] the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.

Drby For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.

RV For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.
(For he saith/says to the snow, Fall thou/you on the earth; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.)

SLT For he will say to the snow, Be it on earth; and to the shower of rain, and to the shower of the rains of his strength.

Wbstr For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

KJB-1769 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.[fn]
(For he saith/says to the snow, Be thou/you on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.)

KJB-1611 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth: [fn]likewise to the small raine, and to the great raine of his strength.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps He commaundeth the snow, and it falleth vpon earth: he geueth the rayne a charge, and the showres haue their strength and fall downe.
(He commandeth/commands the snow, and it falleth/falls upon earth: he giveth/gives the rain a charge, and the showers have their strength and fall down.)

Gnva For he sayth to the snowe, Be thou vpon the earth: likewise to the small rayne and to the great rayne of his power.
(For he saith/says to the snow, Be thou/you upon the earth: likewise to the small rain and to the great rain of his power.)

Cvdl When he commaundeth the snowe, it falleth vpon the earth: As soone as he geueth the rayne a charge, Immediatly the showers haue their strength and fall downe
(When he commandeth/commands the snow, it falleth/falls upon the earth: As soon as he giveth/gives the rain a charge, Immediatly the showers have their strength and fall down)

Wycl Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.
(Which commandeth/commands to the snow to come down on earth, and to the reins of wijntir, and to the reins of his strength.)

Luth Er spricht zum Schnee, so ist er bald auf Erden, und zum Platzregen, so ist der Platzregen da mit Macht.
(He speaks/says for_the snow, so is he soon on/in/to earth/land/ground, and for_the downpour, so is the/of_the downpour there with power(n).)

ClVg qui præcipit nivi ut descendat in terram, et hiemis pluviis, et imbri fortitudinis suæ;
(who/which commands nivi as descend in/into/on the_earth/land, and hiemis pluviis, and imbri of_strength his/her_own(pl);)

UHB כִּ֤י לַ⁠שֶּׁ֨לַג ׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א אָ֥רֶץ וְ⁠גֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝⁠גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX συντάσσων χιόνι, γίνου ἐπὶ τῆς, γῆς, καὶ χειμὼν ὑετὸς, καὶ χειμὼν ὑετῶν δυναστείας αὐτοῦ.

BrTr commanding the snow, Be thou upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might.