With clouds he covers the light; and commands it not to shine by the cloud that comes between.
All Commentaries on Job 36:32 Go To Job 36
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Hands, or clouds, which are compared to a hand, 3 Kings xviii. 44. He opens his hand, and light appears. This expression denotes the utmost facility with which a very surprising thing is effected.
To come. Hebrew, "by this obstacle. "He alludes to the sun's eclipse, as if God's hand covered its disk. (Calmet)
Protestants, "He.commandeth it not to shine, by the cloud that cometh betwixt."