Job 38:34

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Cross-references

Job 36:27 Parallel

Job 36:27 describes God drawing up water to form rain — the divine process behind the clouds Job cannot command.

Amos 5:8 Allusion

Amos 5:8 declares that God calls for the waters and pours them out — directly answering Job's rhetorical question about who controls rain.

Jeremiah 10:13 says God's voice causes a tumult of waters — the very power Job is challenged to replicate.

Jeremiah 51:16 repeats the same declaration of God's voice commanding waters — reinforcing the contrast with human limitation.

Zechariah 10:1 urges asking the Lord for rain, contrasting Job's inability to command it — humans must petition, not command.

James 5:18 Parallel

James 5:18 shows Elijah's prayer bringing rain — a human example of what Job is asked if he can do, but through dependence on God.