Job 38:35

Job 38:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
• New International Version (NIV)Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go and say to you, 'Here we are'?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, ‘Here we are!’?

Context of Job 38:35

33You do not know the rules that the stars above obey. You cannot make the earth obey those rules. 34You cannot shout commands to the clouds. You cannot tell them to pour down their rain, so that a flood of water covers you. You cannot send the lightning to hit the place that you want it to go. The lightning does not say to you, “We are ready to go wherever you want.” 36Who has given people wisdom, so that they understand things with their minds? 37Is anyone wise enough to count the clouds? Can anyone cause the clouds to pour down rain from above?

Job 38:35 word by word

הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ לְךָ֣ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Canst thou sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• lightningsבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• that they may goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Job 38:35

• Exodus 9:23When Moses lifted up his stick towards the sky, the Lord sent a great storm. He sent thunder, hail and lightning.
• Leviticus 10:2The Lord was angry and he sent fire to burn them. They died there in front of the Lord's altar.
• Numbers 11:1But the people started to complain about their problems. The Lord heard them and he became very angry. He sent fire. The Lord sent his fire to burn among them. It destroyed some parts of the camp at the edge.
• Numbers 16:35Then the Lord sent fire down. It killed the 250 men who were offering the incense to God.
• 2 Kings 1:10Elijah replied to the captain, ‘If I am really a man of God, fire will come down from the sky. It will destroy you and your 50 soldiers.’ Then fire did come down from the sky. It destroyed the captain and his 50 soldiers.
• Revelation 11:5If anyone tries to hurt them, fire comes out of the servants' mouths. This fire destroys their enemies. Anyone who wants to hurt the two servants must die in this way.
• 1 Samuel 22:12Saul said to Ahimelech, ‘Listen to me, son of Ahitub.’ Ahimelech answered, ‘I am listening, my king.’
• Isaiah 6:8Then I heard the voice of the Lord God. He said, ‘Is there anyone that I can send with my message? Who will go on our behalf?’ I said, ‘I am here. Send me!’
• Isaiah 65:1The Lord says, ‘I was ready to answer, even when my people did not ask me anything. I showed myself to people who were not even looking for me. I said, “Look! Here I am!” to a nation who did not even use my name to pray.

Commentaries on Job 38:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Canst thou send lightnings - We have already seen that the lightning is supposed to be immediately in the hand and under the management of God. The great god of the heathen, Jupiter Brontes, is represented with the forked lightnings and thunderbolt in his hand. He seems so to grasp the bickering flame that, though it struggles for liberty, it cannot escape from his hold. Lightnings - How much like the sound of thunder is the original word: ברכים Berakim !…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Canst thou send lightnings? - That is, lightning is wholly under the control of God. So it is now; for after all that man has done to discover its laws, and to guard against it, yet still man has made no advances toward a power to wield it, nor is it possible that he ever should. It is one of the agencies in the universe that is always to be under the divine direction, and however much man may subsidize to his purposes wind, and water, and steam, and air…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-41Verses 25-41 Hitherto God had put questions to Job to show him his ignorance; now God shows his weakness. As it is but little that he knows, he ought not to arraign the Divine counsels; it is but little he can do, therefore he ought not to oppose the ways of Providence. See the all-sufficiency of the Divine Providence; it has wherewithal to satisfy the desire of every living thing. And he that takes care of the young ravens, certainly will not be wanting…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-41God challenges Job. Job admits he cannot judge the moral world. God shows Job's ignorance of the natural world's elements related to the realm of heaven, weather, animals, and birds (38:4–21; 22–38; 39–39:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3819-38. The marvels in heaven. "What is the way (to the place wherein) light dwelleth?" The origin of light and darkness. In Ge 1:3-5, 14-18, "light" is created distinct from, and previous to, light-emitting bodies, the luminaries of heaven.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 38:35

• Blessing
• God
• Lightning
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

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Commentaries on Job 38

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings