New English Translation
Job 37:22
22From the north he comes in golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.
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 informed that I want to speak? If a man speaks, surely he would be swallowed up! 21But now, the sun cannot be looked at – it is bright in the skies – after a wind passed and swept the clouds away. From the north he comes in golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty. 23As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress. 24Therefore people fear him, for he does not regard all the wise in heart.”
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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 25:23The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.
- Job 40:10Adorn yourself, then, with majesty and excellency, and clothe yourself with glory and honor!
- 1 Chronicles 29:11O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.
- Psalms 29:4The Lord’s shout is powerful, the Lord’s shout is majestic.
- Psalms 66:5Come and witness God’s exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome!
- Psalms 68:7O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah)
- Psalms 76:12He humbles princes; the kings of the earth regard him as awesome.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty, the Lord is robed, he wears strength around his waist. Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 104:1Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are magnificent. You are robed in splendor and majesty.
- Psalms 145:5I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor, and your amazing deeds!
- Isaiah 2:10Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord, from his royal splendor!
- Micah 5:4He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the Lord’s strength, by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.
- Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished. He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet.
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman, the sovereign one from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor covers the skies, his glory fills the earth.
- Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Hebrews 12:29For our God is indeed a devouring 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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