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Job 36:29

Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the thunder of his tabernacle?
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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849
If. Hebrew, "Also can any understand the spreading out of the clouds, the elevation or noise of his pavilion? "(Haydock) What could be more magnificent than the throne of God! (Calmet)

Gregory The Dialogist

AD 604
19. The Lord ‘spreads out the clouds,’ when, opening the way of preaching to His ministers, He disperses them in every direction, through the breadth of the world. But it is well said, As His tent. For a tent is wont to be pitched, on a journey. And, when holy preachers are sent into the world, they make a way for God. Whence it is written, Behold, I send My Messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way before Thee. [Mal. 3, 1] And hence also it is said by the Psalmist, Make a way for Him Who ascendeth over the west. [Ps. 68, 4] And again, O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, when Thou passedst through the desert, the earth was moved. [ib. 7] For God, Who of Himself is, not locally, in every place, walks locally into the regions of the world, by means of His preachers. Whence also it is said by the Prophet, And I will walk in them. [Lev. 26, 12] For He does in truth walk through them, whilst He pours Himself into the hearts of men by their teaching. And in this jour...

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation - 2 Peter 1:20

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