⁸ He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, And the cloud is not burst under them.

⁴ Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?

¹³ when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.

⁶ I will lay it a wasteland. It won't be pruned nor hoed, But it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it."

⁷ Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightnings with the rain; Who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries;

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion around him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

³⁷ Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky,

⁹ When I made clouds the garment of it, Thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

¹¹ Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.

¹² It is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatever he commands them On the surface of the habitable world,

¹³ Whether it is for correction, or for his land, Or for loving kindness, that he causes it to come.

¹⁴ "Listen to this, Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

¹⁵ Do you know how God controls them, And causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

¹⁶ Do you know the workings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

²⁹ Yes, can any understand the spreading of the clouds, And the thunderings of his pavilion?

⁶ God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."

⁷ God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse, and it was so.