Job 36:32
By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
In Context
31For by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance.
33He sheweth by it [to] his friend substance, Anger against perversity.
Cross References
Job 26:9Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.
Job 37:15Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?
Psalms 18:11He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Psalms 135:7Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.
Psalms 148:8Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;
Matthew Henry on Job 36:25-33
24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. 25 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off. 26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. 27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: 28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle? 30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the… Read the whole commentary →