New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 37:3
Job 37:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth.
Context of Job 37:3
1“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place. 2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth. Under the whole heaven He lets it loose, And His lightning travels to the ends of the earth. 4After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain the lightning when His voice is heard. 5God thunders wondrously with His voice, Doing great things which we do not comprehend.
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תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 37:3
- Psalms 77:13Your way, God, is holy; What god is great like our God?
- Psalms 97:4His lightning lit up the world; The earth saw it and trembled.
- Matthew 24:27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
- Revelation 11:19And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
- Job 38:13So that it would take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked would be shaken off from it?
- Isaiah 11:12And He will lift up a flag for the nations And assemble the banished ones of Israel, And will gather the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth.
Commentaries on Job 37:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He directeth it under the whole heaven - He directeth it (the lightning) under the whole heaven, in the twinkling of an eye from east to west; and its light - the reflection of the flash, not the lightning, unto the ends of the earth, so that a whole hemisphere seems to see it at the same instant.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He directeth it under the whole heaven - It is under the control of God, and he directs it where he pleases. It is not confined to one spot, but seems to be complaining from every part of the heavens. And his lightning - Margin, as in Hebrew “light.” There can be no doubt that the lightning is intended. Unto the ends of the earth - Margin, as in Hebrew “wings.” The word wings is given to the earth from the idea of its being spread out or expanded like the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. directeth it--however zigzag the lightning's course; or, rather, it applies to the pealing roll of the thunder. God's all-embracing power. ends--literally, "wings," "skirts," the habitable earth being often compared to an extended garment (Job 38:13; Is 11:12).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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