Job 38:25
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
Who hath diuided a water-course for the ouerflowing of waters? or a way for the lightning of thunder,
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- Psalms 29:3–10Rank 2 from verse 25
3The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.
4The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
6He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
7The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.
8The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
9The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
10The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
3‖The voice of the LORD is vpon the waters: the God of glory thundreth, the LORD is vpon many waters.
4††The voice of the LORD is powerfull; the voyce of the LORD is full of Maiestie.
5The voyce of the LORD breaketh the Cedars: yea, the LORD breaketh the Cedars of Lebanon.
6*He maketh them also to skip like a calfe: Lebanon, and Sirion like a yong Unicorne.
7†The voyce of the LORD diuideth the flames of fire.
8‖The voyce of the LORD shaketh the wildernes: the LORD shaketh the wildernesse of Kadesh.
9‖The voice of the LORD maketh the hindes to calue, and discouereth the forrests: and in his Temple doeth euery one speake of his glory.
10The LORD sitteth vpon the flood: yea the LORD sitteth King for euer.
- Job 36:27–28Rank 3 from verse 25
27For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
28Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
27For hee maketh small the drops of water: they powre downe raine according to the vapour thereof:
28Which the clouds doe drop, and distill vpon man aboundantly.
- Job 37:3–6Rank 4 from verse 25
3He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
3Hee directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his †lightning vnto the †ends of the earth.
4After it a voyce roareth: he thundreth with the voice of his excellencie, and hee will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5God thundereth maruellously with his voice: great things doth hee, which we cannot comprehend.
6For *he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth: †likewise to the small raine, and to the great raine of his strength.
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Job 38:25
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watercourse
A channel through which water flows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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overflowing
Spreading over, as a fluid; inundating; running over the brim or banks.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A sudden bright flash of light in the sky during a storm.
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Sense 1: The loud sound associated with lightning or a storm. Sense 2: To make such a sound; of a voice, to sound like thunder. Sense 3: A loud or powerful sound described by comparison as thunder.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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24By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
24By what way is the light parted? which scattereth the East wind vpon the earth.
25Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
25Who hath diuided a water-course for the ouerflowing of waters? or a way for the lightning of thunder,
Selected passage26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
26To cause it to raine on the earth, where no man is: on the wildernesse wherein there is no man?