Job 25:2

Job 25:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
• New International Version (NIV)“Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Dominion and fear belong to Him; He makes peace in His high places.

Context of Job 25:2

1Then Bildad from Shuah replied ⌞to Job⌟, “Authority and terror belong to God. He establishes peace in his high places. 3Is there any ⌞limit to the⌟ number of his troops? Is there anyone on whom his light does not rise? 4How can a person be righteous to God? How can anyone born of a woman be pure?

Job 25:2 word by word

הַמְשֵׁ֣ל וָפַ֣חַד עִמּ֑וֹ עֹשֶׂ֥ה שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם בִּמְרוֹמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Dominionמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910
• and fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• with him, he makethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• in his high placesמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791

Cross-references for Job 25:2

• Job 9:2“Yes, I know that this is true. But how can a mortal be declared righteous to God?
• Job 26:5“The souls of the dead tremble beneath the water, and so do the creatures living there.
• Job 40:9Do you have power like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
• 1 Chronicles 29:11Greatness, power, splendor, glory, and majesty are yours, Lord, because everything in heaven and on earth is yours. The kingdom is yours, Lord, and you are honored as head of all things.
• Psalms 99:1The Lord rules as king. Let the people tremble. He is enthroned over the angels. Let the earth quake.
• Jeremiah 10:6No one is like you, O Lord. You are great. Your name is powerful.
• Daniel 4:34At the end of the seven time periods, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my mind came back to me. I thanked the Most High, and I praised and honored the one who lives forever, because his power lasts forever and his kingdom lasts from one generation to the next.
• Matthew 6:13Don’t allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one.
• Matthew 28:18When Jesus came near, he spoke to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
• Ephesians 1:20He worked with that same power in Christ when he brought him back to life and gave him the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
• Jude 1:25Before time began, now, and for eternity glory, majesty, power, and authority belong to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
• Revelation 6:16They said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the anger of the lamb,
• Isaiah 57:15The High and Lofty One lives forever, and his name is holy. This is what he says: I live in a high and holy place. But I am with those who are crushed and humble. I will renew the spirit of those who are humble and the courage of those who are crushed.
• Matthew 5:9Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called God’s children.
• 2 Corinthians 5:18God has done all this. He has restored our relationship with him through Christ, and has given us this ministry of restoring relationships.
• Ephesians 2:16He also brought them back to God in one body by his cross, on which he killed the hostility.

Commentaries on Job 25:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Dominion and fear are with him - God is an absolute sovereign; his fear is on all the hosts of heaven; and by his sovereignty he establishes and preserves order in the heavens, and among all the inhabitants of the eternal world: how canst thou, therefore, dare to appeal to him, or desire to appear before him?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Dominion and fear are with him - That is, God has a right to rule, and he ought to be regarded with reverence. The object of Bildad is to show that He is so great and glorious that it is impossible that man should be regarded as pure in his sight. He begins, therefore, by saying, that he is a Sovereign; that he is clothed with majesty, and that he is worthy of profound veneration. He maketh peace in his high places - “High places,” here refer to the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-6THIRD SERIES. He tries to show Job's rashness (Job 23:3), by arguments borrowed from Eliphaz (Job 15:15, with which compare Job 11:17. 2. Power and terror, that is, terror-inspiring power. peace in his high places--implying that His power is such on high as to quell all opposition, not merely there, but on earth also. The Holy Ghost here shadowed forth Gospel truths (Col 1:20; Ep 1:10).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Bildad
• Job, Book of
• Zophar

Commentaries on Job 25

• 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