Job 37:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.

New Living Translation
The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.

English Standard Version
They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.

Berean Study Bible
They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.

New American Standard Bible
“It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.

NASB 1995
"It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.

NASB 1977
“And it changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.

Amplified Bible
“Its direction is turned around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.

Christian Standard Bible
They swirl about, turning round and round at his direction, accomplishing everything he commands them over the surface of the inhabited world.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They swirl about, turning round and round at His direction, accomplishing everything He commands them over the surface of the inhabited world.

Contemporary English Version
traveling across the sky

Good News Translation
as they move at God's will. They do all that God commands, everywhere throughout the world.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He guides the clouds as they churn round and round over the face of the inhabited earth to do everything he orders them.

International Standard Version
It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world,

NET Bible
The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

New King James Version
And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth.

King James 2000 Bible
And it is turned around by his guidance: that they may do whatsoever he commands them upon the face of the whole earth.

New Heart English Bible
It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,

World English Bible
It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,

American King James Version
And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commands them on the face of the world in the earth.

American Standard Version
And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,

A Faithful Version
And they are turned around by His guidance, so that they may do whatever He commands them upon the face of the whole earth.

Darby Bible Translation
And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,

English Revised Version
And it is turned round about by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it is turned around by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commandeth them upon the face of the world on the earth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He turneth the heauens about by his gouernement, that they may do whatsoeuer he commaundeth them vpon the whole worlde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He distributeth also on euery syde, acordinge as it pleaseth him to deale out his workes, that they maye do, what so euer he commaundeth the thorow the whole worlde:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And it is turning itself around by His counsels, "" For their doing all He commands them, "" On the face of the habitable earth.

Young's Literal Translation
And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.

Smith's Literal Translation
Being turned by his guidance to their doing all that he commanded them upon the face of the habitable globe of the earth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole earth :

Catholic Public Domain Version
It shines all around, wherever the will of him that governs them will lead, to anywhere he will command, over the whole face of the earth,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And it turns around and it returns to perform counsel, everything that he commands them on the face of the world of his Earth

Lamsa Bible
And they turn round about by his counsels, that they may do whatever he commands them upon the face of his habitable earth.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they are turned round about by His guidance, That they may do whatsoever He commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he will carry round the encircling clouds by his governance, to perform their works: whatsoever he shall command them,
















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