Job 25:2

Job 25:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
• New International Version (NIV)“Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Dominion and fear belong to Him; He makes peace in His high places.

Context of Job 25:2

1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. 3Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? 4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Job 25:2 word by word

הַמְשֵׁ֣ל וָפַ֣חַד עִמּ֑וֹ עֹשֶׂ֥ה שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם בִּמְרוֹמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Dominionמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910
• fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• makethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• placesמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791

Cross-references for Job 25:2

• Job 9:2I know it to be so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
• Job 26:5Deadthings are formed from under the waters, and its inhabitants.
• Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?
• 1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and on the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
• Psalms 99:1The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he settethbetween the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
• Jeremiah 10:6Forasmuch as there is none like thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
• Daniel 4:34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
• Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
• Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority is given to me in heaven and upon earth.
• Ephesians 1:20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
• Jude 1:25To God the only wise, our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
• Revelation 6:16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
• Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Matthew 5:9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:18And all things are from God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
• Ephesians 2:16And that he might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, having by himself slain the enmity:

Commentaries on Job 25:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Dominion and fear are with him - God is an absolute sovereign; his fear is on all the hosts of heaven; and by his sovereignty he establishes and preserves order in the heavens, and among all the inhabitants of the eternal world: how canst thou, therefore, dare to appeal to him, or desire to appear before him?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Dominion and fear are with him - That is, God has a right to rule, and he ought to be regarded with reverence. The object of Bildad is to show that He is so great and glorious that it is impossible that man should be regarded as pure in his sight. He begins, therefore, by saying, that he is a Sovereign; that he is clothed with majesty, and that he is worthy of profound veneration. He maketh peace in his high places - “High places,” here refer to the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-6THIRD SERIES. He tries to show Job's rashness (Job 23:3), by arguments borrowed from Eliphaz (Job 15:15, with which compare Job 11:17. 2. Power and terror, that is, terror-inspiring power. peace in his high places--implying that His power is such on high as to quell all opposition, not merely there, but on earth also. The Holy Ghost here shadowed forth Gospel truths (Col 1:20; Ep 1:10).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Bildad
• Job, Book of
• Zophar

Commentaries on Job 25

• 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