The Meaning of Job 38:34 Explained

Job 38:34

KJV: Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

YLT: Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?

Darby: Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee?

ASV: Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 38:34?

MEANING: What does Job 38:34 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 38:34 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 38:34?

What is the context of Job 38:34?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

What does Job 38:34 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 38:19-41 - What Man Cannot Do

In this chapter a number of nature-pictures pass before us. These include the creation of the earth, Job 38:4-7; the sea, Job 38:8-11; light, Job 38:12-15; the mysteries of the unseen, Job 38:16-18; snow and rain, Job 38:22-30; the constellations of heaven, Job 38:31-38; and the recesses of the forest-glades, Job 38:39-41.

What does it all mean? Ah! there are times when the voice of God through nature falls on our hearts like sweet music, and we hardly know whence or how, but we are comforted and strengthened. The peace passes understanding. Besides, the frequent question, Hast thou? was intended to turn Job's attention to the great mysteries contained in common and ordinary things. If he could not unravel these, how could he hope to fathom all the wonderful dealings of God with the human soul? His ways are above ours and His thoughts higher than ours; but we are sure from Calvary that He is love. Let us quiet ourselves, therefore, and trust. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 38

¹ God challenges Job to answer
⁴ God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance
³¹ and weakness

What do the individual words in Job 38:34 mean?

can you lift up to the clouds your voice that an abundance of water may cover you

הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־ מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ

הֲתָרִ֣ים	can you lift up
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָרוּם Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
לָעָ֣ב	to the clouds
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, common singular Root: עָב Sense: darkness, cloud, thicket.
קוֹלֶ֑ךָ	your voice
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: קֹול Sense: voice, sound, noise.
וְֽשִׁפְעַת־	that an abundance
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שִׁפְעָה Sense: abundance, quantity, multitude.
מַ֥יִם	of water
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ	may cover you
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, second person masculine singular Root: כָּסָה Sense: to cover, conceal, hide.

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