English Standard Version
Job 37:7
7He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it.
Job 37:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
- New International Version (NIV)So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power.
Context of Job 37:7
5God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend. 6For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth,' likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour. He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it. 8Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. 9From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
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בְּיַד־כָּל־אָדָ֥ם יַחְתּ֑וֹם לָ֝דַ֗עַת כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 37:7
- Job 5:12He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
- Job 9:7who commands the sun, and it does not rise; who seals up the stars;
- Job 36:24"Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung.
- Psalms 46:8Come, behold the works of the Lord, how he has brought desolations on the earth.
- Psalms 64:8They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads.
- Psalms 92:4For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
- Psalms 109:27Let them know that this is your hand; you, O Lord, have done it!
- Psalms 111:2Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.
- Ecclesiastes 8:17then I saw all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out. Even though a wise man claims to know, he cannot find it out.
- Isaiah 5:12They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands.
- Isaiah 26:11O Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people, and be ashamed. Let the fire for your adversaries consume them.
Commentaries on Job 37:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He sealeth up the hand of every man - After all that has been said, and much of it most learnedly, on this verse, I think that the act of freezing is probably intended; that when the earth is bound up by intense frost, the hand, יד yad, labor, of every man is sealed up; he can do no more labor in the field, till the south wind blow, by which a thaw takes place. While the earth is in this state of rigidity, the beasts go into their dens, and remain in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He sealeth up the hand of every man - That is, in the winter, when the snow is on the ground, when the streams are frozen, and when the labors of the husbandman cease. The idea of “sealing up the hand” is derived from the common purpose of a seal, to make fast, to close up, to secure (compare Job 9:7, note; Job 33:16, note), and the sense is, that the hands can no more be used in ordinary toil. Every man in the snow and rain of winter is prevented from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7He seals up the hand of every man … know His work: The end of the farming season gives people time to think about God's control over everything.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. In winter God stops man's out-of-doors activity. sealeth--closeth up (Job 9:7). Man's "hands" are then tied up. his work--in antithesis to man's own work ("hand") which at other times engages men so as to make them liable to forget their dependence on God. Umbreit more literally translates, That all men whom He has made (literally, "of His making") may be brought to acknowledgment."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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