King James Version
Job 35:5 in the King James Version says “Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.” — study this verse from Job chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.”
Job 35:5 · KJV
For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? if: or, by it more than by my sin
I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. answer: Heb. return to thee words
Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Look”
H5027to scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
“unto the heavens”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
“and see”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“and behold”
H7789to spy out, i.e., (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for
“the clouds”
H7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
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