Job 37:4
2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
- KJV
- After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
- WEB
- After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.
- ASV
- After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.
- DARBY
- After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.
- BLB
- After it, a voice roars; He thunders with the voice of His majesty, and He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.
- ÅB
- Etterpå brøler røsten, han tordner med sin veldige røst; han holder ikke lynene tilbake når hans røst lar seg høre.
- OTB
- Etter den brøler en stemme;
Han tordner med sin majestetiske stemme,
Og Han holder ikke tilbake lynet når Hans stemme høres. - B1930
- Efterpå brøler røsten, han tordner med sin veldige røst; han holder ikke lynene tilbake når hans røst lar sig høre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 29:3–9
The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
Read in contextPsalms 68:33
To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
Read in contextExodus 15:7–8
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
Read in contextJob 36:27–33
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:26
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
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