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Job 38:34–35

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Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
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From verse 34

  1. Job 22:11Rank 1 from verse 34
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    11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

  2. 1 Samuel 12:18Rank 2 from verse 34
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    18So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

  3. Amos 5:8Rank 3 from verse 34
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    8Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:

  4. James 5:18Rank 4 from verse 34
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    18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

  5. Job 36:27–28Rank 5 from verse 34
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    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.

From verse 35

  1. Job 36:32Rank 1 from verse 35
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    32With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

  2. Job 37:3Rank 2 from verse 35
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    3He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

  3. 1 Samuel 22:12Rank 3 from verse 35
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    12And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

  4. 2 Kings 1:10Rank 4 from verse 35
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    10And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

  5. 2 Kings 1:14Rank 5 from verse 35
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    14Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

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Job 38:34

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lift

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Sense 1: To raise, bear up, or elevate physically. Sense 2: To direct upward or raise in expression, as the eyes, hands, voice, soul, prayer, or countenance. Sense 3: To exalt, restore, strengthen, or raise in condition or honour. Sense 4: To raise or wield against, as a hand, tool, weapon, or standard. Sense 5: In lift from off, to remove or take away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

clouds

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Sense 1: Visible masses of condensed vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figures of covering, multitude, or obscurity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Job 38:35

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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33Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

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35Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

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36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

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