job 37:12 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.

job 37:12 "And it changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.

12. it--the cloud of lightning.
counsels--guidance (Ps 148:8); literally, "steering"; the clouds obey God's guidance, as the ship does the helmsman. So the lightning (see on Job 36:31, 32); neither is haphazard in its movements.
they--the clouds, implied in the collective singular "it."
face of the world, &c.--in the face of the earth's circle.

job 37:12 "And it changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.

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