Job
Job 37:11–13
11He loads the clouds with moisture;
He scatters His lightning through them.
12They swirl about,
whirling at His direction,
accomplishing all that He commands
over the face of all the earth.
13Whether for punishment or for His land,
He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Job 37:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He loads | יַטְרִ֣יחַ | yaṭ·rî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2959 toil, be burdened |
| the clouds | עָ֑ב | ‘āḇ | Noun - common singular | H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket |
| with moisture | בְּ֭רִי | bə·rî | Preposition; Noun - masculine singular | H7377 moisture |
| He scatters | יָ֝פִ֗יץ | yā·p̄îṣ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| His lightning | אוֹרֽוֹ׃ | ’ō·w·rōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H216 light |
| through them | עֲנַ֣ן | ‘ă·nan | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
Job 37:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | וְה֤וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| swirl about | מְסִבּ֨וֹת׀ | mə·sib·bō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4524 that which surrounds, or is round |
| whirling | מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ | miṯ·hap·pêḵ | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| at His direction | בְּתַחְבּוּלָתוֹ | bə·ṯaḥ·bū·lå̄·ṯō | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8458 direction, counsel |
| accomplishing | לְפָעֳלָ֑ם | lə·p̄ā·‘o·lām | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H6466 do, make |
| all | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He commands | יְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ | yə·ṣaw·wêm | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the face | פְּנֵ֖י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of all | תֵבֵ֣ל | ṯê·ḇêl | Noun - feminine singular | H8398 world |
| the earth | אָֽרְצָה׃ | ’ā·rə·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Job 37:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whether | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| for punishment | לְשֵׁ֥בֶט | lə·šê·ḇeṭ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| or | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| for His land | לְאַרְצ֑וֹ | lə·’ar·ṣōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H776 earth, land |
| He accomplishes this | יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃ | yam·ṣi·’ê·hū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| in His loving devotion | לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד | lə·ḥe·seḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 37:11 Job 36:27–30 · Isaiah 18:4 · Job 36:32 · Matthew 17:5
Job 37:12 Psalm 148:8 · Joel 2:23 · Psalm 104:24 · James 5:17–18
Job 37:13 1 Kings 18:45 · Job 38:26–27 · 1 Samuel 12:18–19 · Job 36:31 · Exodus 9:18–25 · Ezra 10:9 · Job 38:37–38 · 2 Samuel 21:10 · Job 37:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.