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 Living Translation (NLT)It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction.

Context of Job 37:3

1“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place. 2Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that comes from His mouth. He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth. 4After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard. 5God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:3 word by word

תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He directethיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
• itשָׁרָהshârâh · to freeH8281
• under the whole heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and his lightningאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• unto the endsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Job 37:3

• Psalms 77:13Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary; Who is so great a God as our God?
• Psalms 97:4His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles.
• Matthew 24:27For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
• Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.
• Job 38:13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
• Isaiah 11:12He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together 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

Topics related to Job 37:3

• God
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• Lightning
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In the dictionaries

• Ends of the Earth
• Comprehend
• Den
• Direct
• Elihu
• Deluge of Noah
• Earth, Corners of the
• End
• God
• Lightning

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