Job 38:34

NETBible

Can you raise your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?

NIV ©

"Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?

NASB ©

"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?

NLT ©

"Can you shout to the clouds and make it rain?

MSG ©

"Can you get the attention of the clouds, and commission a shower of rain?

BBE ©

Is your voice sent up to the cloud, so that you may be covered by the weight of waters?

NRSV ©

"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that a flood of waters may cover you?

NKJV ©

"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you?


KJV
Canst thou lift up
<07311> (8686)
thy voice
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to the clouds
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that abundance
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of waters
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may cover
<03680> (8762)
thee?
NASB ©

"Can you lift
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up your voice
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to the clouds
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, So that an abundance
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of water
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will cover
<3680>
you?
LXXM
kaleseiv
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V-FAI-2S
de
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PRT
nefov
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N-ASN
fwnh
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N-DSF
kai
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CONJ
tromw
<5156> 
N-DSM
udatov
<5204> 
N-GSN
labrw {A-DSM} upakousetai
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V-FMI-3S
sou
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P-GS
NET [draft] ITL
Can you raise
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your voice
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to the clouds
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so that a flood
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of water
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covers
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you?
HEBREW
Kokt
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Mym
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tepsw
<08229>
Klwq
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bel
<05645>
Myrth (38:34)
<07311>

NETBible

Can you raise your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?

NET Notes

tc The LXX has “answer you,” and some editors have adopted this. However, the reading of the MT makes better sense in the verse.