Clouds
48 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
48 sections
- (A Morning Without) of Wise Rulers
- (Carried Away by a Tempest) of False Teachers
- (Passing Away) the Goodness and Prosperity of
- (Riding Upon) the Power and Greatness of God
- (When Seasonable) the Favour of Good Rulers
- (Without Rain) the Fraudulent
- (Without Water) False Teachers
- Called The: Bottles of Heaven
- Called The: Chambers of God
- Called The: Clouds of Heaven
- Called The: Dust of God's Feet
- Called The: Waters Above the Firmament
- Called The: Windows of Heaven
- Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Black
- Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Bright
- Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Great
- Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Small
- Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Swift
- Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Thick
- Different Kinds of, Mentioned: White
- Formed from the Sea
- Frequently the Instrument of God's Judgments
- from the West, Bring Rain
- God: Balanced in the Air
- God: Binds Up
- God: Brings Over the Earth
- God: Disposed in Order
- God: Established
- God: Scatters
- God: Spreads Out
- Made for the Glory of God
- Man: Cannot Cause to Rain
- Man: Cannot Number
- Man: Cannot Stay
- Man: Ignorant of the Balancing of
- Man: Ignorant of the Disposing of
- Man: Ignorant of the Spreading of
- Often Cover the Heavens
- Often Dispersed by the Wind
- Often Obscure the Sun
- Power and Wisdom of God Exhibited in Condensing
- Power and Wisdom of God Exhibited in Forming
- The Rainbow Appears In
- Though Small, often Bring Much Rain
- Thunder and Lightning Come From
- Uses of To Give Rain
- Uses of To Moderate Heat
- Uses of To Supply Dew
(A Morning Without) of Wise Rulers
- 2 Samuel 23:3–4 The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God, …
(Carried Away by a Tempest) of False Teachers
- 2 Peter 2:17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
(Passing Away) the Goodness and Prosperity of
- Hosea 6:4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
- Hosea 13:3 Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.
(Riding Upon) the Power and Greatness of God
- Psalm 104:3 laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
- Isaiah 19:1 This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
(When Seasonable) the Favour of Good Rulers
- Proverbs 16:15 When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
(Without Rain) the Fraudulent
- Proverbs 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
(Without Water) False Teachers
- Jude 12 These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
Called The: Bottles of Heaven
- Job 38:37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens
Called The: Chambers of God
- Psalm 104:3 laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
- Psalm 104:13 He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
Called The: Clouds of Heaven
- Daniel 7:13 In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
- Matthew 24:30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Called The: Dust of God's Feet
- Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Called The: Waters Above the Firmament
- Genesis 1:7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
Called The: Windows of Heaven
- Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
- Isaiah 24:18 Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Black
- 1 Kings 18:45 Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.
Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Bright
- Job 37:11 He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
- Zechariah 10:1 Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.
Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Great
- Ezekiel 1:4 I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,
Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Small
- 1 Kings 18:44 On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Swift
- Isaiah 19:1 This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Thick
Different Kinds of, Mentioned: White
- Revelation 14:14 And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
Formed from the Sea
- 1 Kings 18:44 On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
- Amos 9:6 He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
Frequently the Instrument of God's Judgments
- Genesis 7:11–12 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. …
- Job 37:13 Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
- Psalm 77:17 The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.
from the West, Bring Rain
- Luke 12:54 Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
God: Balanced in the Air
- Job 37:16 Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
God: Binds Up
- Job 26:8 He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
God: Brings Over the Earth
- Genesis 9:14 Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,
God: Disposed in Order
- Job 37:15 Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
God: Established
- Proverbs 8:28 when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,
God: Scatters
- Job 37:11 He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
God: Spreads Out
- Job 26:9 He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
Made for the Glory of God
- Psalm 148:4 Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
Man: Cannot Cause to Rain
- Job 38:34 Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
Man: Cannot Number
- Job 38:37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens
Man: Cannot Stay
- Job 38:37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens
Man: Ignorant of the Balancing of
- Job 37:16 Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
Man: Ignorant of the Disposing of
- Job 37:15 Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
Man: Ignorant of the Spreading of
- Job 36:29 Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
Often Cover the Heavens
- Psalm 147:8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Often Dispersed by the Wind
- Hosea 13:3 Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.
Often Obscure the Sun
- Job 36:32 He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
- Ezekiel 32:7 When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
Power and Wisdom of God Exhibited in Condensing
- Job 36:27–28 For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist, …
- Job 37:10–11 By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen. …
- Proverbs 3:20 By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
Power and Wisdom of God Exhibited in Forming
- Psalm 135:6–7 The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths. …
- Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
- Psalm 147:8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
- Jeremiah 10:13 When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Jeremiah 51:16 When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
The Rainbow Appears In
- Genesis 9:13–14 I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. …
Though Small, often Bring Much Rain
- 1 Kings 18:44–45 On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” …
Thunder and Lightning Come From
- Psalm 77:17–18 The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. …
Uses of To Give Rain
- Judges 5:4 O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.
- Psalm 104:13–14 He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. …
Uses of To Moderate Heat
- Isaiah 25:5 like heat in a dry land. You subdue the uproar of foreigners. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat, so the song of the ruthless is silenced.
Uses of To Supply Dew
- Proverbs 3:20 By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
- Isaiah 18:4 For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
Related topics
Clouds of Judgments of GodClouds of Hostile ArmiesClouds of Unsearchableness of GodClouds of Multitudes of PersonsClouds are Garment of the SeaClouds of Sins of Men
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.