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Job 37:1
1‘When I hear the noise of a storm like that, I shake with fear.
Job 37:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
- New International Version (NIV)“At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place.
Context of Job 37:1
‘When I hear the noise of a storm like that, I shake with fear. 2Listen carefully to the sound of God's voice, when he speaks like thunder. 3He sends lightning across the whole sky. Its light reaches everywhere on the earth.
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אַף־לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 37:1
- Job 4:14I was very afraid. Even my bones were shaking.
- Job 21:6I think about what has happened to me. It makes me very afraid. My body shakes with fear.
- Job 38:1The Lord spoke to Job from the middle of the storm. This is what he said:
- Exodus 19:16On the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was there over the mountain. The people heard the noise of a loud trumpet. They were so afraid that their bodies were shaking.
- Psalms 89:7When the angels meet together in heaven, they respect you with fear. All who meet round your throne in heaven respect you, as you deserve.
- Psalms 119:120I respect your great strength, so that my body shakes with fear. I am afraid of the laws by which you judge people.
- Jeremiah 5:22The Lord says, ‘You should respect me and obey me. You should shake with fear when you come to me. I made the sand as an edge for the sea. It is like a wall that the sea cannot cross. The sea's waves may attack the shore, but it cannot go further than that edge.
- Daniel 10:7Only I, Daniel, saw this vision. The people who were with me did not see anything. But they became very afraid. They ran away to hide themselves.
- Habakkuk 3:16I listened to this and I was very afraid. My lips shook with fear when I heard the sound. My bones became weak. My legs would not let me walk. But I will be patient. I will wait for the day of trouble that will come. Yes, punishment will come to the people who are attacking us.
- Matthew 28:2At that moment, the ground moved about very strongly. One of the Lord God's angels came from heaven. He went to the rock. He rolled the big stone away from the hole and then he sat on top of it.
- Acts 16:26The ground under the prison suddenly shook strongly. Immediately, all the prison doors opened. The chains that held the people in the prison all fell off.
Commentaries on Job 37:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1My heart trembleth - This is what the Septuagint has anticipated; see under Job 36:28; (note). A proper consideration of God's majesty in the thunder and lightning is enough to appall the stoutest heart, confound the wisest mind, and fill all with humility and devotion. This, to the middle of Job 37:5, should be added to the preceding chapter, as it is a continuation of the account of the thunder and lightning given at the conclusion of that chapter. Our…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1At this also - That is, in view of the thunderstorm, for it is that which Elihu is describing. This description was commenced in Job 36:29, and is continued to Job 37:5, and should not have been separated by the division into chapters. Elihu sees a tempest rising. The clouds gather, the lightnings flash, the thunder rolls, and he is awed as with the conscious presence of God. There is nowhere to be found a more graphic and impressive description of a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Elihu observes the power of God. (1-13) Job required to explain the works of nature. (14-20) God is great, and is to be feared. (21-24) Verses 1-13 The changes of the weather are the subject of a great deal of our thoughts and common talk; but how seldom do we think and speak of these things, as Elihu, with a regard to God, the director of them! We must notice the glory of God, not only in the thunder and lightning, but in the more common and less awful…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-24Job 37:1-24. 1. At this--when I hear the thundering of the Divine Majesty. Perhaps the storm already had begun, out of which God was to address Job (Job 38:1).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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