Job 37:22
20 Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up ?
21 Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23 The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
24 Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
- KJV
- Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
- WEB
- Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.
- ASV
- Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.
- DARBY
- From the north cometh gold; with God is terrible majesty.
- BLB
- Gold comes from the north; upon God [is] a fearsome majesty.
- ÅB
- Fra Norden kommer gull; om Gud er der en forferdende herlighet.
- OTB
- Fra nord kommer gyllen prakt;
Rundt Gud er fryktinngytende majestet. - B1930
- Fra Norden kommer gull; om Gud er der en forferdende herlighet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 104:1
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
Read in contextJude 1:25
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
Read in contextHebrews 12:29
“For our God is a consuming fire.”
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:3–19
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
Read in contextNahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Read in contextProverbs 25:23
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
Read in contextJob 40:10
Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
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