Job 38:37

“Who can number the clouds in wisdom? etc.] Or has such wisdom as to be able to count them when the heavens are full of them; hence they are used to denote a great multitude, (<235508>Isaiah 55:8 <581201>Hebrews 12:1); or “declare” them f1336, set forth and explain the nature of them, their matter, motion, and use; none can do this perfectly or completely. Aben Ezra interprets it, who can make them as sapphire? in which he is followed by Mr. Broughton and others f1337; the sapphire is a precious stone, very clear and lucid, of a sky colour. And then the sense is, who can make a clear and serene sky, when it is cloudy? None but the Lord; (see <183711>Job 37:11); or who can stay the bottles of…”

“Who appoints by his wisdom the due measure of the clouds? stay--rather, "empty"; literally, "lay down" or "incline" so as to pour out. bottles of heaven--rain-filled clouds.”

“Who can number the clouds? - The word here rendered “clouds” (שׁחקים shachaqiym) is applied to the clouds as made up of “small particles” - as if they were composed of fine dust, and hence, the word number is applied to them, not as meaning that the clouds themselves were innumerable, but that no one could estimate the number of particles which enter into their formation. In wisdom - By his wisdom. Who has sufficient intelligence to do it? Or who can stay the bottles of heaven? - Margin, as in Hebrew “cause to lie down.” The clouds are here compared with bottles, as if they held the water in the same manner; compare the notes at Job 26:8. The word rendered “stay” in the text, and in the…”

“number: Gen 15:5; Psa 147:4 or who: Gen 8:1, Gen 9:15 stay: Heb. cause to lie down Job 38:38”