Christian Standard Bible
Job 37:22
22Out of the north he comes, shrouded in a golden glow; awesome majesty surrounds him.
Job 37:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
- New International Version (NIV)Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He comes from the north as golden splendor; With God is awesome majesty.
Context of Job 37:22
20Should he be told that I want to speak? Can a man speak when he is confused? 21Now no one can even look at the sun after a wind has swept through and cleared the sky. Out of the north he comes, shrouded in a golden glow; awesome majesty surrounds him. 23The Almighty — we cannot reach him — he is exalted in power! He will not violate justice and abundant righteousness, 24therefore, men fear him. He does not look favorably on any who are wise in heart.
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מִ֭צָּפוֹן זָהָ֣ב יֶֽאֱתֶ֑ה עַל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נ֣וֹרָא הֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 37:22
- Proverbs 25:23The north wind produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
- Job 40:10Adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to you. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and you are exalted as head over all.
- Psalms 29:4the voice of the Lord in power, the voice of the Lord in splendor.
- Psalms 66:5Come and see the wonders of God; his acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.
- Psalms 68:7God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the desert,Selah
- Psalms 76:12He humbles the spirit of leaders; he is feared by the kings of the earth.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, enveloped in strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.
- Psalms 104:1My soul, bless the Lord! Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with majesty and splendor.
- Psalms 145:5I will speak of your splendor and glorious majesty and your wondrous works.
- Isaiah 2:10Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the Lord and from his majestic splendor.
- Micah 5:4He will stand and shepherd them in the strength of the Lord, in the majestic name of the Lord his God. They will live securely, for then his greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
- Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran.Selah His splendor covers the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise.
- Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of his nature, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Hebrews 12:29for our God is a consuming fire.
Commentaries on Job 37:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Fair weather cometh out of the north - Is this any version of the original יאתה זהב מצפון mitstsaphon zahab yeetheh ? which is rendered by almost every version, ancient and modern, thus, or to this effect: "From the north cometh gold." Calmet justly remarks, that in the time of Moses, Job, and Solomon, and for a long time after, gold was obtained from Colchis, Armenia, Phasis, and the land of Ophir, which were all north of Judea and Idumea; and are in the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Fair weather - Margin, “gold,” The Hebrew word (זהב zâhâb ) properly means “gold,” and is so rendered by the Vulgate, the Syriac, and by most versions. The Septuagint renders it, ́ nepsē chrusaugounta “clouds shining like gold.” The Chaldee, אסתניא, the north wind, Boreas. Many expositors have endeavored to show that gold was found in the northern regions (see Schultens, in loc.); and it is not difficult so to establish that fact as to be a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 Elihu concludes his discourse with some great sayings concerning the glory of God. Light always is, but is not always to be seen. When clouds come between, the sun is darkened in the clear day. The light of God's favour shines ever towards his faithful servants, though it be not always seen. Sins are clouds, and often hinder us from seeing that bright light which is in the face of God. Also, as to those thick clouds of sorrow which often…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Out of the north (Hebrew from Zaphon): In the literature of the ancient city of Ugarit, Zaphon was the northern mountain home of the false god "Baal." Here, it symbolically refers to the height of God's home in the heavens (see Isaiah 14:13–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Rather, "golden splendor." Maurer translates "gold." It is found in northern regions. But God cannot be "found out," because of His "Majesty" (Job 37:23). Thus the twenty-eighth chapter corresponds; English Version is simpler. the north--Brightness is chiefly associated with it (see on Job 23:9). Here, perhaps, because the north wind clears the air (Pr 25:23). Thus this clause answers to the last of Job 37:21; as the second of this verse to the first…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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