Topic
Clouds
70 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 1:7Torrey CALLED THE — Waters above the firmament
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
- Genesis 7:11Torrey CALLED THE — Windows of heaven
¶ In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
- Genesis 7:12Torrey Frequently the instrument of God's judgments
And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
- Genesis 9:13Torrey The rainbow appears in
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
- Genesis 9:14Torrey GOD — Brings over the earth
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
- Judges 5:4Torrey USES OF — To give rain
LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
- 2 Samuel 22:12Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of unsearchableness of God
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
- 2 Samuel 23:3Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (A morning without,) of wise rulers
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
- 2 Samuel 23:4Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (A morning without,) of wise rulers
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
- 1 Kings 18:44Torrey Formed from the sea
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
- 1 Kings 18:45Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF, MENTIONED — Black
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
- Job 22:14Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF, MENTIONED — Thick
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
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- Job 26:8 Torrey GOD — Binds up
- Job 26:9 Torrey GOD — Spreads out
- Job 36:27 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing
- Job 36:28 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing
- Job 36:29 Torrey MAN — Ignorant of the spreading of
- Job 36:32 Torrey Often obscure the sun, &c
- Job 37:10 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing
- Job 37:11 Torrey GOD — Scatters
- Job 37:13 Torrey Frequently the instrument of God's judgments
- Job 37:15 Torrey GOD — Disposed in order
- Job 37:16 Torrey GOD — Balanced in the air
- Job 38:9 Torrey Are garment of the sea
- Job 38:34 Torrey MAN — Cannot cause to rain
- Job 38:37 Torrey CALLED THE — Bottles of heaven
- Psalms 77:17 Torrey Thunder and lightning come from
- Psalms 77:18 Torrey Thunder and lightning come from
- Psalms 97:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of unsearchableness of God
- Psalms 104:3 Torrey CALLED THE — Chambers of God
- Psalms 104:13 Torrey CALLED THE — Chambers of God
- Psalms 104:14 Torrey USES OF — To give rain
- Psalms 135:6 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
- Psalms 135:7 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
- Psalms 147:5 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
- Psalms 147:8 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
- Psalms 148:4 Torrey Made for the glory of God
- Proverbs 3:20 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing
- Proverbs 8:28 Torrey GOD — Established
- Proverbs 16:15 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (When seasonable,) of the favour of good rulers
- Proverbs 25:14 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Without rain,) of the fraudulent
- Isaiah 18:4 Torrey USES OF — To supply dew
- Isaiah 19:1 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF, MENTIONED — Swift
- Isaiah 24:18 Torrey CALLED THE — Windows of heaven
- Isaiah 25:5 Torrey USES OF — To moderate heat
- Isaiah 44:22 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of sins of men
- Isaiah 60:8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of multitudes of persons
- Jeremiah 4:13 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of hostile armies
- Jeremiah 10:13 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
- Jeremiah 51:16 Torrey Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
- Lamentations 2:1 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of judgments of God
- Ezekiel 1:4 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF, MENTIONED — Great
- Ezekiel 30:3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of judgments of God
- Ezekiel 32:7 Torrey Often obscure the sun, &c
- Ezekiel 34:12 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of judgments of God
- Ezekiel 38:9 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of hostile armies
- Ezekiel 38:16 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of hostile armies
- Daniel 7:13 Torrey CALLED THE — Clouds of heaven
- Hosea 6:4 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
- Hosea 13:3 Torrey Often dispersed by the wind
- Joel 2:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of judgments of God
- Amos 9:6 Torrey Formed from the sea
- Nahum 1:3 Torrey CALLED THE — Dust of God's feet
- Zechariah 10:1 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF, MENTIONED — Bright
- Matthew 24:30 Torrey CALLED THE — Clouds of heaven
- Luke 12:54 Torrey From the west, bring rain
- Hebrews 12:1 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of multitudes of persons
- 2 Peter 2:17 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers
- Jude 1:12 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Without water,) of false teachers
- Revelation 14:14 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF, MENTIONED — White
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 90 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Formed from the sea 1Ki 18:44; Am 9:6
- Are garment of the sea Job 38:9
- GOD
- Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming Ps 135:6,7; 147:5,8; Jer 10:13; 51:16
- Power and wisdom of God exhibited in condensing Job 36:27,28; 37:10,11; Pr 3:20
- Made for the glory of God Ps 148:4
- CALLED THE
- DIFFERENT KINDS OF, MENTIONED
- Often cover the heavens Ps 147:8
- Often obscure the sun, &c Job 36:32; Eze 32:7
- Often dispersed by the wind Ho 13:3
- USES OF
- From the west, bring rain Lu 12:54
- Though small, often bring much rain 1Ki 18:44,45
- Thunder and lightning come from Ps 77:17,18
- The rainbow appears in Ge 9:13,14
- Frequently the instrument of God's judgments Ge 7:11,12; Job 37:13; Ps 77:17
- MAN
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of multitudes of persons Isa 60:8; Heb 12:1
- Of hostile armies Jer 4:13; Eze 38:9,16
- Of sins of men Isa 44:22
- Of judgments of God La 2:1; Eze 30:3; 34:12; Joe 2:2
- Of unsearchableness of God 2Sa 22:12; Ps 97:2; Eze 1:4
- (Riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God Ps 104:3; Isa 19:1
- (Passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites Ho 6:4; 13:3
- (Without water,) of false teachers Jude 1:12
- (Carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers 2Pe 2:17
- (Without rain,) of the fraudulent Pr 25:14
- (A morning without,) of wise rulers 2Sa 23:3,4
- (When seasonable,) of the favour of good rulers Pr 16:15
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.