Job 37:4

Job 37:4 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.

Context of Job 37:4

2Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 3He sendeth it forth 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 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. 6For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.

Job 37:4 word by word

אַחֲרָ֤יו׀ יִשְׁאַג־ק֗וֹל יַ֭רְעֵם בְּק֣וֹל גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קוֹלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085

Cross-references for Job 37:4

• Psalms 29:3The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth, Even Jehovah upon many waters.
• Psalms 68:33To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.
• Exodus 15:7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.
• Deuteronomy 33:26There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens for thy help, And in his excellency on the skies.
• Job 36:27For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,

Commentaries on Job 37:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4After it a voice roareth - After the flash has been seen, the peal is heard; and this will be more or fewer seconds after the peal, in proportion to the distance of the thunder cloud from the ear. Lightning traverses any space without any perceivable succession of time; nothing seems to be any obstacle to its progress. A multitude of persons taking hands, the first and the last connected with the electric machine, all feel the shock in the same instant…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4After it a voice roareth - After the lightning; that is, the flash is seen before the thunder is heard. This is apparent to all, the interval between the lightning and the hearing of the thunder depending on the distance. Lucretius, who has referred to the same fact, compares this with what occurs when a woodman is seen at a distance to wield an axe. The glance of the axe is seen long before the sound of the blow is heard: Sed tonitrum fit uti post…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The thunderclap follows at an interval after the flash. stay them--He will not hold back the lightnings (Job 37:3), when the thunder is heard [Maurer]. Rather, take "them" as the usual concomitants of thunder, namely, rain and hail [Umbreit] (Job 40:9).Read the comment

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• Comprehend
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• Direct
• Elihu
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• Excellency
• God
• Jacob (1)
• Stay
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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