Job Chapter 36 verse 32 Holy Bible
He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
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He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.
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[His] hands he covereth with lightning, and commandeth it where it is to strike.
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With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
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With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the intervening cloud.
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He covers his hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark.
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By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 32. - With clouds he covereth the light; rather, he covereth both his hands with light, i.e. with the lightning. So Vul was represented in Assyrian and Zeus in Greek mythology, as filling their hands with thunderbolts, and hurling them upon their foes in their wrath. And commandeth it not to shine, etc. This rendering is wholly indefensible. Translate, And layeth command upon it that it strike the mark (compare the Revised Version).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(32) With clouds.--The word here rendered "clouds" really means hands, and there seems to be no good reason why it should be otherwise understood. The verse will then read, "He covereth the lightning with His hands, and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark;" or, according to some, "giveth it a charge against the assailant." The figure is that of a man hurling a stone or bolt, and taking aim; and a very fine one the image is. The Authorised Version cannot be right with its five inserted words.
