Christian Standard Bible
Job 37:6
6For he says to the snow, “Fall to the earth,” and the torrential rains, his mighty torrential rains,
Job 37:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
- New International Version (NIV)He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth,' likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.
Context of Job 37:6
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. For he says to the snow, “Fall to the earth,” and the torrential rains, his mighty torrential rains, 7serve as his sign to all mankind, so that all men may know his work. 8The wild animals enter their lairs and stay in their dens.
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כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 37:6
- Job 38:22Have you entered the place where the snow is stored? Or have you seen the storehouses of hail,
- Psalms 147:16He spreads snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes;
- Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind that executes his command,
- Job 36:27For he makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist,
- Genesis 7:10Seven days later the floodwaters came on the earth.
- Ezra 10:9So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. On the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.
- Proverbs 28:3A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
- Ezekiel 13:11therefore, tell those plastering it with whitewash that it will fall. Torrential rain will come, and I will send hailstones plunging down, and a whirlwind will be released.
- Amos 9:6He builds his upper chambers in the heavens and lays the foundation of his vault on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out over the surface of the earth. The Lord is his name.
- Matthew 7:25The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock.
Commentaries on Job 37:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth - Snow is generally defined, "A well-known meteor, formed by the freezing of the vapours in the atmosphere." We may consider the formation of snow thus: - A cloud of vapours being condensed into drops, these drops, becoming too heavy to be suspended in the atmosphere, descend; and, meeting with a cold region of the air, they are frozen, each drop shooting into several points. These still continuing their…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For he saith to the snow - That is, the snow is produced by the command of God, and is a proof of his wisdom and greatness. The idea is, that; the formation of snow was an illustration of the wisdom of God, and should teach people to regard him with reverence. It is not to be supposed that the laws by which snow is formed in the atmosphere were understood in the time of Elihu. The fact that it seemed to be the effect of the immediate creation of God, was…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Be--more forcible than "fall," as Umbreit translates Ge 1:3. to the small rain, &c.--He saith, Be on the earth. The shower increasing from "small" to "great," is expressed by the plural "showers" (Margin), following the singular "shower." Winter rain (So 2:11).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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