King James Version
Job 36:29 in the King James Version says “Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?” — study this verse from Job chapter 36 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?”
Job 36:29 · KJV
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea. bottom: Heb. roots
For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
KJV Study — Public Domain
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“Also can any understand”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
“of the clouds”
H5645properly, an envelope, i.e., darkness (or density, 2 chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
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