Hiob 37:12

12 Und unter seiner Leitung wenden sie sich ringsumher zu ihrem Werke, zu allem, was er ihnen gebietet, über die Fläche des Erdkreises hin,

Hiob 37:12 Meaning and Commentary

Job 37:12

And it is turned round about by his counsels
The cloud is, and that by the wind, which is turned about to all points of the compass, according to the will of God; by the counsels of him who sits at the helm, as the word signifies, and orders all things according to the counsel of his own will: to which owing every shifting of the wind, and the various motions of the clouds;

that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the
world in the earth;
as all his creatures do; the several meteors in the air, clouds, stormy wind, fire, hail, snow, and vapour, all fulfilling his word; and which they do everywhere in the several parts of the world whither they are sent, ( Psalms 107:25-29 ) ( 148:1-14 ) . So ministers of the word drop down or withhold the rain of Gospel doctrine, and carry it into the several places of the world, as the Lord directs them; see ( Isaiah 5:6 ) ( Acts 13:46 ) ( Matthew 28:19 Matthew 28:20 ) .

Hiob 37:12 In-Context

10 Durch den Odem Gottes entsteht Eis, und die Breite der Wasser zieht sich zusammen.
11 Auch beladet er mit Wasserfülle das Gewölk, breitet weithin aus seine Blitzwolken.
12 Und unter seiner Leitung wenden sie sich ringsumher zu ihrem Werke, zu allem, was er ihnen gebietet, über die Fläche des Erdkreises hin,
13 sei es, daß er sie zur Geißel, oder für seine Erde, oder zur Erweisung seiner Gnade sich entladen läßt.
14 Nimm dieses zu Ohren, Hiob; stehe und betrachte die Wunder Gottes!
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