Job 38:37

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Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 8:1 : 1 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and domestic animals that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to blow over the earth and the waters receded.
  • Gen 9:15 : 15 then I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures of all kinds. Never again will the waters become a flood and destroy all living things.
  • Gen 15:5 : 5 The LORD took him outside and said,“Gaze into the sky and count the stars– if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him,“So will your descendants be.”
  • Ps 147:4 : 4 He counts the number of the stars; he names all of them.

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