Job 37:6

Bishops' Bible (1568)

He commaundeth the snow, and it falleth vpon earth: he geueth the rayne a charge, and the showres haue their strength and fall downe.

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  • Job 36:27 : 27 Sometime he restrayneth the rayne, and againe he sendeth rayne by his cloudes:
  • Job 38:22 : 22 Wentest thou euer into the treasures of the snow, or hast thou seene the secrete places of the hayle,
  • Ps 147:16-18 : 16 He geueth snowe so whyte as wooll: he scattereth the hoare frost like asshes. 17 He casteth foorth his yse lyke fragmentes: who is able to abide his frost? 18 He sendeth foorth his worde and melteth them: he bloweth with his winde, and the waters flowe.
  • Ps 148:8 : 8 Fire and hayle, snowe and vapours: stormie wynde fulfyllyng his worde.
  • Prov 28:3 : 3 One poore man oppressing another by violence, is like a raging rayne that destroyeth the fruite.
  • Ezek 13:11 : 11 Therfore tell them which daube with vntempred morter, that it shall fall: for there shal come a great showre of raine, I will sende haylestones to cause it to fall, and a great storme of winde shall breake it.
  • Ezek 13:13 : 13 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God: I wyll cause a stormie winde to breake out in my wrathfull displeasure, so that in mine anger there shall come a mightie showre of raine, and haylestones in my wrath to destroy it.
  • Amos 9:6 : 6 He buyldeth his spheres in the heauen, & hath layde the foundation of his globe of elementes on the earth: he calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out vpon the open earth, the Lorde is his name.
  • Matt 7:25-27 : 25 And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not, because it was grounded on a rocke. 26 And euery one that heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth them not, shalbe lykened vnto a foolyshe man, which buylt his house vpon the sande: 27 And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.
  • Gen 7:10-12 : 10 And so it came to passe after seuen dayes, that the waters of the flud were vpon the earth. 11 In the sixe hundreth yere of Noahs lyfe, in the seconde moneth, the seuenteene day of ye moneth, in the same day were all the fountaynes of the great deepe broken vp, and the wyndowes of heauen were opened. 12 And the rayne was vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes.
  • Ezra 10:9 : 9 Then all the men of Iuda and Beniamin gathered them selues together vn- Hierusalem within three dayes, euen the twentith day of the nynth moneth: & all the people sate in the streete of the house of God, and trembled, because of this matter, and for the rayne.
  • Ezra 10:13 : 13 But the people are many, and it is a rayny weather, & the people are to faynt to tary without in the streete, neither is this a worke of one day or two: for we haue offended very sore in this thing.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 36:27-29
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    84%

    27 Sometime he restrayneth the rayne, and againe he sendeth rayne by his cloudes:

    28 Which rayne the cloudes do droppe, and let fall aboundantly vpon men.

    29 Who can consider the spreadinges out of his cloudes, the coueringes of his tabernacle?

  • Job 37:3-5
    3 verses
    81%

    3 He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the worlde.

    4 A roring voyce foloweth it: for his glorious maiestie geueth a thuder clappe, & he will not stay whe his voyce is heard.

    5 God thundreth marueylously with his voyce, great thinges doth he which we can not comprehend.

  • Ps 148:8
    79%

    8 Fire and hayle, snowe and vapours: stormie wynde fulfyllyng his worde.

  • Jer 51:16
    79%

    16 Assoone as he letteth his voyce be hearde, the waters in the ayre waxe fierce: he draweth vp the cloudes from the endes of the earth, he turneth the lightnynges to rayne, he bryngeth the wyndes out of their secrete places.

  • Job 37:10-18
    9 verses
    79%

    10 At the breath of God the hoare frost is geuen, and the brode waters are frosen.

    11 He maketh the cloudes to labour in geuing moystnesse, and againe with his light he dryueth away the cloude.

    12 He turneth the heauens about by his gouernement, that they may do whatsoeuer he commaundeth them vpon the whole worlde.

    13 Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or to do good to them that seeke him.

    14 Hearken vnto this O Iob, stand still, and consider the wonderous workes of God.

    15 Didst thou know when God disposed them? & caused the light of his cloudes to shine?

    16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloudes, and the wonderous workes of him which is perfect in knowledge?

    17 And how thy clothes are warme, when the lande is stil through the south winde?

    18 Hast thou helped him to spreade out the heauens which are strong and bright as a loking glasse?

  • Ps 147:15-18
    4 verses
    78%

    15 He sendeth foorth his commaundement vpon the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

    16 He geueth snowe so whyte as wooll: he scattereth the hoare frost like asshes.

    17 He casteth foorth his yse lyke fragmentes: who is able to abide his frost?

    18 He sendeth foorth his worde and melteth them: he bloweth with his winde, and the waters flowe.

  • Job 28:26
    78%

    26 When he made a decree for the rayne, and a way for the lightninges of the thunder:

  • Jer 10:13
    77%

    13 At his voyce the waters gathered together in the ayre, he draweth vp the cloudes from the vttermost partes of the earth, he turneth lightning to raine, and bringeth foorth the windes out of their treasures.

  • Job 38:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25 Who deuideth the waters into diuers chanels? or who maketh a way for the lightening and thunder,

    26 To cause it to rayne on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernesse where none inhabiteth?

  • Ps 135:7
    76%

    7 He causeth cloudes to ascende from the lowest part of the earth: he maketh it to lighten when it rayneth, he bringeth wyndes out of his treasure houses.

  • Job 38:22
    76%

    22 Wentest thou euer into the treasures of the snow, or hast thou seene the secrete places of the hayle,

  • Job 37:7
    76%

    7 With the force of the rayne he shutteth men vp, that all men may knowe his workes.

  • Isa 55:10
    76%

    10 And lyke as the rayne and snowe commeth downe from heauen, and returneth not thyther agayne, but watereth the earth, maketh it fruitfull and greene, that it may geue corne vnto the sower, and bread to hym that eateth:

  • Job 37:22
    76%

    22 The faire weather commeth out of the north, the prayse thereof is to God who is terrible.

  • Job 38:34-35
    2 verses
    76%

    34 Moreouer, canst thou lift vp thy voyce to the cloudes, that they may powre downe a great rayne vpon thee?

    35 Canst thou send the lightninges also, that they may go their way, and be obedient vnto thee, saying, Lo here are we?

  • Job 36:32-33
    2 verses
    75%

    32 With the cloudes he hydeth the light, and at his commaundement it breaketh out:

    33 Which dashing vpon the next cloudes, shew tokens of wrath.

  • Job 5:10
    75%

    10 He geueth rayne vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes,

  • Ps 147:8
    75%

    8 Who couereth the heauen with cloudes: who prepareth rayne for the earth, who maketh grasse to growe vppon the mountaynes.

  • Job 26:8
    75%

    8 He byndeth the water in his cloudes, & the cloude is not broken vnder them.

  • Ps 72:6
    74%

    6 He wyll come downe lyke the rayne into a fleece of wooll: euen as the droppes that water the earth.

  • Amos 9:6
    73%

    6 He buyldeth his spheres in the heauen, & hath layde the foundation of his globe of elementes on the earth: he calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out vpon the open earth, the Lorde is his name.

  • Job 38:28
    73%

    28 Who is the father of the rayne? or who hath begotten the droppes of the deawe?

  • Zech 10:1
    73%

    1 Pray the Lorde then betimes to geue the latter rayne, so shall the Lorde make bright cloudes, and geue you rayne inough, and to euery one grasse in the fielde.

  • Job 12:15
    73%

    15 Beholde, if he withholde the waters, they drye vp: yf he let them go, they destroy the earth.

  • Job 38:37
    73%

    37 Who numbreth the cloudes in wysdome? who stilleth the vehement waters of the heauen?

  • Ps 77:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17 Thicke cloudes powred downe rayne, thinne cloudes gaue a noyse: and thine arrowes went abrode into al corners.

    18 The sounde of thy thunder was rounde about the sky: the lightnynges shone through the worlde, the earth quaked and trembled.

  • Job 26:14
    73%

    14 Lo, this is now a short summe of his wayes: but howe litle a portion heare we of hym? who can vnderstande the thunder of his power?

  • Ps 18:12
    73%

    12 His cloudes, haylestones, and coles of fire: fell downe before hym after lyghtnyng.

  • Ps 107:25
    72%

    25 For he commaundeth and causeth a stormie winde to arise: and he lifteth vp on high his waues.

  • Deut 32:2
    72%

    2 My doctrine shal drop as doth the rayne: and my speache shall flowe as doth the deawe, as the shoure vpon the hearbes, and as the droppes vpon the grasse.

  • Jer 14:22
    72%

    22 Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne, or geue the showres from heauen? Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God? we wyll trust in thee, for thou doest all these thynges.