Job 37:12 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The clouds are turned about by God's guidance to accomplish whatever He commands across the face of the world.
What Does Job 37:12 Mean?
Elihu reveals the inner logic of the weather: the clouds are turned round about by God's counsels, steered by His wise direction. They go wherever He sends them to do whatever He commands upon the whole face of the world. The skies are obedient messengers, fulfilling His orders over all the earth.
Nothing in the storm is aimless. Every turning of the cloud answers to a divine intention, accomplishing the Maker's purpose for a particular place and time. For Job, and for every reader who has wondered whether the events of life are random, this is steadying. The God who governs the clouds with such precise purpose governs human affairs no less. We may not see the counsel behind the turning, but we may trust that there is one, wise and good.
Job 37:12 in the Original Language
'etsah (עֵצָה), 'counsels' -- purpose, plan, or wise direction; the deliberate design behind God's actions.
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What does Job 37:12 mean?
The clouds are turned about by God's guidance to accomplish whatever He commands across the face of the world.