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Job 38:36-38
Revised Standard Version

36 Who has put wisdom in the clouds,[a]
    or given understanding to the mists?[b]
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
    Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,
38 when the dust runs into a mass
    and the clods cleave fast together?

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  1. Job 38:36 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
  2. Job 38:36 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
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Job 38:36-38
American Standard Version

36 Who hath put wisdom in the [a]inward parts?
Or who hath given understanding to the [b]mind?
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can [c]pour out the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust runneth into a mass,
And the clods cleave fast together?

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  1. Job 38:36 Or, dark clouds
  2. Job 38:36 Or, meteor
  3. Job 38:37 Hebrew cause to lie down.
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Job 38:36-38
New International Version

36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[a](A)
    or gives the rooster understanding?[b](B)
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars(C) of the heavens(D)
38 when the dust becomes hard(E)
    and the clods of earth stick together?(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 That is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile
  2. Job 38:36 That is, understanding of when to crow; the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
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