Revised Version 1895
Job 37:14
14Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Job 37:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
- New International Version (NIV)“Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.
Context of Job 37:14
12And it is turned round about by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world. 13Whether it be for correction, or for his land, or for mercy, that he cause it to come. Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. 15Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them, and causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine? 16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
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הַאֲזִ֣ינָה זֹּ֣את אִיּ֑וֹב עֲ֝מֹ֗ד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן׀ נִפְלְא֬וֹת אֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 37:14
- Exodus 14:13And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
- Psalms 46:10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
- Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
- Job 26:6Sheol is naked before him, and Abaddon hath no covering.
- Job 36:24Remember that thou magnify his work, whereof men have sung.
- Psalms 111:2The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
- Psalms 145:5Of the glorious majesty of thine honour, and of thy wondrous works, will I meditate.
Commentaries on Job 37:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Hearken unto this - Hear what I say on the part of God. Stand still - Enter into deep contemplation on the subject. And consider - Weigh every thing; examine separately and collectively; and draw right conclusions from the whole. The wondrous works of God - Endless in their variety; stupendous in their structure; complicated in their parts; indescribable in their relations and connections; and incomprehensible in the mode of their formation, in the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Hearken unto this, O Job - That is, to the lesson which such events are fitted to convey respecting God. Stand still - In a posture of reverence and attention. The object is to secure a calm contemplation of the works of God, so that the mind might be filled with suitable reverence for him.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-20Verses 14-20 Due thoughts of the works of God will help to reconcile us to all his providences. As God has a powerful, freezing north wind, so he has a thawing, composing south wind: the Spirit is compared to both, because he both convinces and comforts, So 4:16. The best of men are much in the dark concerning the glorious perfections of the Divine nature and the Divine government. Those who, through grace, know much of God, know nothing, in comparison…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. (Psa 111:2).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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