Job 37:6 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
For to snow He saith, `Be [on] the earth.` And the small rain and great rain of His power.
English ASV
For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.
English Amplified
For He says to the snow, Fall on the earth; likewise He speaks to the showers and to the downpour of His mighty rains.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
For He says to the snow, Fall on the earth; likewise He speaks to the showers and to the downpour of His mighty rains.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
For he says to the snow, “Fall to the earth,” and the torrential rains, his mighty torrential rains,
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.
English EASY 2024
He tells the snow to fall to the earth. He tells the rain to pour down and make the ground wet.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth.' And he says to the rain, 'Pour down on the earth.'
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth,' likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
He commands snow to fall on the earth, and sends torrents of drenching rain.
English God's Word - GW 1995
"He says to the snow, 'Fall to the ground,' and to the pouring rain, 'Rain harder!'
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
For He says to the snow, "Fall to the earth," and the torrential rains, His mighty torrential rains,
English KJV 1611
For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
English LSB
For to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ And to the downpour of rain and the downpour of rains, ‘Be strong.’
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
For He says to the snow, ‘Come on the earth,’ likewise to the gentle rain and to the heavy rain of His strength.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"For to the snow He says, 'Fall on the earth,' And to the downpour and the rain, 'Be strong.'
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
For he says to the snow, "Fall to the earth"; likewise to his heavy, drenching rain.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
For to the snow he says, ‘Fall to earth,’ and to the torrential rains, ‘Pour down.’
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth.' He tells the rain, 'Pour down your mighty waters.'
English NIV
He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.'
English NKJ 1982
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.
English NLT
"He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth'; and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain,
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth’; and to the shower and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
For he directs the snow, the showers, and storm to fall upon the earth.
English Tyndale 1537
When he commandeth the snow, it falleth upon the earth: As soon as he giveth the rain a charge, immediately the showers have their strength, and fall down.