American Standard Version
Job 37:3
3He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven,And his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
Job 37:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth.
Context of Job 37:3
1Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place. 2Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth. He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightning unto the ends of the earth. 4After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heard. 5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
Read all of Job 37Job 37:3 word by word
תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 37:3
- Psalms 77:13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: Who is a great god like unto God?
- Psalms 97:4His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.
- Matthew 24:27For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
- Revelation 11:19And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.
- Job 38:13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
- Isaiah 11:12And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Commentaries on Job 37:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He directeth it under the whole heaven - He directeth it (the lightning) under the whole heaven, in the twinkling of an eye from east to west; and its light - the reflection of the flash, not the lightning, unto the ends of the earth, so that a whole hemisphere seems to see it at the same instant.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He directeth it under the whole heaven - It is under the control of God, and he directs it where he pleases. It is not confined to one spot, but seems to be complaining from every part of the heavens. And his lightning - Margin, as in Hebrew “light.” There can be no doubt that the lightning is intended. Unto the ends of the earth - Margin, as in Hebrew “wings.” The word wings is given to the earth from the idea of its being spread out or expanded like the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. directeth it--however zigzag the lightning's course; or, rather, it applies to the pealing roll of the thunder. God's all-embracing power. ends--literally, "wings," "skirts," the habitable earth being often compared to an extended garment (Job 38:13; Is 11:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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