Elihu asserts that 'He also loads the thick cloud with moisture; his clouds scatter his light,' suggesting divine action in atmospheric phenomena. This verse continues description of divine control over weather, noting divine action in cloud formation and the scattering of light through clouds. The image of clouds loaded with moisture suggests fullness and completeness in divine action. Elihu uses these images of divine action in weather to maintain the theme of divine control and power. Yet the verse also demonstrates a shift: the focus moves from the dramatic phenomena (thunder, lightning, hail) to more routine atmospheric processes, suggesting perhaps that Elihu's rhetorical intensification is waning.

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