God’s Word Translation
Job 37:22
22A golden light comes from the north. A terrifying majesty is around God.
Job 37:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
- New International Version (NIV)Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He comes from the north as golden splendor; With God is awesome majesty.
Context of Job 37:22
20Should he be told that I want to speak? Can a person speak when he is confused? 21People can’t look at the sun when it’s bright among the clouds or after the wind has blown and cleared those clouds away. A golden light comes from the north. A terrifying majesty is around God. 23The Almighty, whom we can’t reach, is great in power and judgment, has more than enough righteousness, and does not oppress. 24That is why people should fear him. He does not respect those who think they’re wise.”
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מִ֭צָּפוֹן זָהָ֣ב יֶֽאֱתֶ֑ה עַל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נ֣וֹרָא הֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 37:22
- Proverbs 25:23⌞As⌟ the north wind brings rain, so a whispering tongue brings angry looks.
- Job 40:10Then dress yourself in majesty and dignity. Clothe yourself in splendor and glory.
- 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 29:4The voice of the Lord is powerful. The voice of the Lord is majestic.
- Psalms 66:5Come and see what God has done— his awe-inspiring deeds for Adam’s descendants.
- Psalms 68:7O God, when you went in front of your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah
- Psalms 76:12He cuts short the lives of influential people. He terrifies the kings of the earth.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord rules as king! He is clothed with majesty. The Lord has clothed himself; he has armed himself with power. The world was set in place; it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 104:1Praise the Lord, my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Psalms 145:5I will think about the glorious honor of your majesty and the miraculous things you have done.
- Isaiah 2:10Go in among the rocks and hide underground because of the Lord’s terrifying presence and the honor of his majesty.
- Micah 5:4The child will become the shepherd of his flock. ⌞He will lead them⌟ with the strength of the Lord, with the majestic name of the Lord his God. They will live in safety because his greatness will reach the ends of the earth.
- Nahum 1:3The Lord is patient and has great strength. The Lord will never let the guilty go unpunished. Raging winds and storms mark his path, and clouds are the dust from his feet.
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman. The Holy One comes from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens. His praise fills the earth.
- Hebrews 1:3His Son is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact likeness of God’s being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he now holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne.
- Hebrews 12:29After all, our God is a destructive fire.
Commentaries on Job 37:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Fair weather cometh out of the north - Is this any version of the original יאתה זהב מצפון mitstsaphon zahab yeetheh ? which is rendered by almost every version, ancient and modern, thus, or to this effect: "From the north cometh gold." Calmet justly remarks, that in the time of Moses, Job, and Solomon, and for a long time after, gold was obtained from Colchis, Armenia, Phasis, and the land of Ophir, which were all north of Judea and Idumea; and are in the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Fair weather - Margin, “gold,” The Hebrew word (זהב zâhâb ) properly means “gold,” and is so rendered by the Vulgate, the Syriac, and by most versions. The Septuagint renders it, ́ nepsē chrusaugounta “clouds shining like gold.” The Chaldee, אסתניא, the north wind, Boreas. Many expositors have endeavored to show that gold was found in the northern regions (see Schultens, in loc.); and it is not difficult so to establish that fact as to be a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 Elihu concludes his discourse with some great sayings concerning the glory of God. Light always is, but is not always to be seen. When clouds come between, the sun is darkened in the clear day. The light of God's favour shines ever towards his faithful servants, though it be not always seen. Sins are clouds, and often hinder us from seeing that bright light which is in the face of God. Also, as to those thick clouds of sorrow which often…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Out of the north (Hebrew from Zaphon): In the literature of the ancient city of Ugarit, Zaphon was the northern mountain home of the false god "Baal." Here, it symbolically refers to the height of God's home in the heavens (see Isaiah 14:13–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Rather, "golden splendor." Maurer translates "gold." It is found in northern regions. But God cannot be "found out," because of His "Majesty" (Job 37:23). Thus the twenty-eighth chapter corresponds; English Version is simpler. the north--Brightness is chiefly associated with it (see on Job 23:9). Here, perhaps, because the north wind clears the air (Pr 25:23). Thus this clause answers to the last of Job 37:21; as the second of this verse to the first…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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