Job 37:3

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

1My heart pounds at this and leaps from my chest. 2Just listen to his thunderous voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. He lets it loose beneath the entire sky; his lightning to the ends of the earth. 4Then there comes a roaring sound; God thunders with his majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when his rumbling voice is heard. 5God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:3 word by word

תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He directethיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
• itשָׁרָהshârâh · to freeH8281
• under the whole heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and his lightningאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• unto the endsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Job 37:3

• Psalms 77:13God, your way is holy. What god is great like God?
• Psalms 97:4His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
• Matthew 24:27For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
• Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder, an earthquake, and severe hail.
• Job 38:13so it may seize the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
• Isaiah 11:12He will lift up a banner for the nations and gather the dispersed of Israel; he will collect the scattered 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

Topics related to Job 37:3

• God
• God Continued...
• Lightning
• Religion

In the dictionaries

• Ends of the Earth
• Comprehend
• Den
• Direct
• Elihu
• Deluge of Noah
• Earth, Corners of the
• End
• God
• Lightning

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