New International Version
Job 37:1
1“At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
Job 37:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me.
Context of Job 37:1
“At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place. 2Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. 3He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
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אַף־לְ֭זֹאת יֶחֱרַ֣ד לִבִּ֑י וְ֝יִתַּ֗ר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 37:1
- Job 4:14fear and trembling seized me and made all my bones shake.
- Job 21:6When I think about this, I am terrified; trembling seizes my body.
- Job 38:1Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
- Exodus 19:16On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
- Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.
- Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.
- Jeremiah 5:22Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord. “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.
- Daniel 10:7I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves.
- Habakkuk 3:16I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us.
- Matthew 28:2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
- Acts 16:26Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.
Commentaries on Job 37:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1My heart trembleth - This is what the Septuagint has anticipated; see under Job 36:28; (note). A proper consideration of God's majesty in the thunder and lightning is enough to appall the stoutest heart, confound the wisest mind, and fill all with humility and devotion. This, to the middle of Job 37:5, should be added to the preceding chapter, as it is a continuation of the account of the thunder and lightning given at the conclusion of that chapter. Our…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1At this also - That is, in view of the thunderstorm, for it is that which Elihu is describing. This description was commenced in Job 36:29, and is continued to Job 37:5, and should not have been separated by the division into chapters. Elihu sees a tempest rising. The clouds gather, the lightnings flash, the thunder rolls, and he is awed as with the conscious presence of God. There is nowhere to be found a more graphic and impressive description of a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Elihu observes the power of God. (1-13) Job required to explain the works of nature. (14-20) God is great, and is to be feared. (21-24) Verses 1-13 The changes of the weather are the subject of a great deal of our thoughts and common talk; but how seldom do we think and speak of these things, as Elihu, with a regard to God, the director of them! We must notice the glory of God, not only in the thunder and lightning, but in the more common and less awful…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-24Job 37:1-24. 1. At this--when I hear the thundering of the Divine Majesty. Perhaps the storm already had begun, out of which God was to address Job (Job 38:1).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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