Also by watering He wearieth the thick cloud, loading it, weighting it down with a burden of moisture; He scattereth His bright cloud, spreading out far and wide the clouds of His light, those which contain His lightning;
Verse Job 37:11. _BY WATERING HE WEARIETH THE THICK CLOUD_] Perhaps it would be better to say, _The brightness_ _beri, dissipates the_ _cloud_; or, if we follow our version, _By watering_ the earth _...
ALSO BY WATERING - Very various interpretations have been given of this phrase. Herder renders it, “His brightness rendeth the clouds.” Umbreit, Und Heiterkeit vertreibt die Wolke - “and serenity or c...
CHAPTER S 36:22--37:24 _ 1. God's power and presence in nature (Job 36:22)_ 2. The thunderstorm (Job 37:1) 3. The snow and the rain (Job 37:6) 4. Elihu's concluding remarks ...
Elihu trembles at this. Listen to the thunder. First the lightning flashes (Job 37:3) then the thunder follows (Job 37:4 f.). Job 37:2 suggests that a thunderstorm was actually taking place while Elih...
The wonderful movements of the clouds directed by the guidance of God, and fulfilling His several behests. These verses read, 11. Also he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture, He spreadeth his ligh...
Job 36:26-33. The greatness and unsearchableness of God, seen in His marvellous operations in the skies; and exhortation to Job to allow these wonders duly to impress him, and to bow beneath the great...
F. THE CREATOR AND THE CREATION (Job 37:1-24) 1. The marvelous activity of God in nature (Job 37:1-13) TEXT 37:1-13 37 Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved oat of its place. 2 Hear, oh,...
_ALSO BY WATERING HE WEARIETH THE THICK CLOUD: HE SCATTERETH HIS BRIGHT CLOUD:_ How the thunder-clouds are dispersed, or else employed by God either for correction or mercy. BY WATERING - by loadin...
37:11 cloud; (b-14) Or 'he spreadeth abroad his lightning-cloud.'...
THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONCLUDED) 2. The thunder is frequently called the voice of God: cp. Psalms 29. SOUND] RM 'muttering.'...
RV 'Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture: he spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning.'...
For many Chapter s, Job and his friends had talked about God. Some things that they said were correct. But other things were wrong. Job and his friends were talking about things that they did not know...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 37 ELIHU INTRODUCES GOD TO...
He WEARIETH THE THICK CLOUD. — Also He ladeth the thick cloud with moisture, maketh it to be charged with rain. “He scattereth the cloud of His lightning,” that is, which containeth His lightning. Oth...
אַף ־בְּ֭ רִי יַטְרִ֣יחַ עָ֑ב יָ֝פִ֗יץ עֲנַ֣ן
XXVI. THE DIVINE PREROGATIVE Job 35:1; Job 36:1; Job 37:1 AFTER a long digression Elihu returns to consider the statement ascribed to Job, "It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself...
THE LIGHT IN THE CLOUDS Job 37:1 As Elihu spoke a thunder-storm was gathering, and much of the imagery of this chapter is suggested by that fact. The little group listened to the sound of God's voice...
The description of the storm commenced in the previous chapter and is here completed. There is first the drawing up of the water into the clouds, their spreading over the sky, the strange mutterings o...
Also by watering he (h) wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his (i) bright cloud: (h) Gather the vapours and move to and fro to water the earth. (i) That is, the cloud that has lightning in it....
Corn requires rain. (Haydock) --- Light. As they are transparent, they do not hinder the sun from appearing. Hebrew, "the brightness of the sky disperses the clouds, and the clouds shed their light" i...
(8) Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. (9) Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. (10) By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the wat...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 32 THROUGH 37. But these spiritual affections of Job did not prevent his turning this consciousness of integrity into a robe of self-righteousness which hid G...
ALSO BY WATERING HE WEARIETH THE THICK CLOUD,.... By filling it with a multitude of water, it is as it were loaded and made weary with it; and especially by sending it about thus loaded from place to...
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: Ver. 11. _Also by watering he wearieth the thick clouds_] That is, by showering down of much rain he disburdeneth and dis...
_Also by watering_ The earth; by causing the clouds first to receive, and then to convey to distant parts, and afterward to pour forth, abundance of water; _he wearieth the thick clouds_ Alluding to m...
MAN'S IMPOTENCE IN THE STORM (vv.1-5) As the storm breaks upon them, Elihu himself trembles (v.1). The thunder of God's voice calls for man's close attention and His lightning spreads over the whole...
HIS BRIGHT CLOUD: _ Heb._ the cloud of his light...
Clouds are filled and emptied by God, and they can change direction at His command. "Mark Twain's quip that 'everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it' is still true. He is i...
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...
BY WATERING, to wit, the earth; by causing them first to receive and return, and then to pour forth abundance of water. HE WEARIETH THE THICK CLOUD, by filling and burdening them with much water, and...
Job 37:11 moisture H7377 saturates H2959 (H8686) clouds H5645 scatters H6327 (H8686) bright H216 clouds H6051...
CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. God's majesty. CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job. CONCLUSION: We must all own that our finite understandings cannot comprehend the infinite perfections of God, but w...
Job 37:5. _God thundereth marvellously with his voice._ See on Psalms 29. This chapter is divided from the former, in the midst of a sublime description of a storm. Job 37:22. The golden splendour _co...
_Hear attentively the noise of His voice._ WHAT IS ELIHU’S MESSAGE What he really contributes to the main argument of the book is, that suffering may be medicinal, corrective, fructifying, as well as...
_ELIHU’S FOURTH SPEECH CONTINUED_ Elihu continues his discourse, apparently in the midst of loud thunder-claps, suddenly issuing from the storm-cloud out of which the Almighty was about to speak, and...
EXPOSITION JOB 37:1 It has been already remarked that there is no natural division between Job 36:1 and Job 37:1.—the description of the thunderstorm and its effects runs on. From its effect on cattl...
At this also my heart trembled, and is moved out of his place. Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. He directs it under the whole heaven, and his lightni...
Isaiah 18:4; Job 36:27; Job 36:28; Job 36:30; Job 36:32;...
Watering — The earth. They spend themselves and are exhausted watering the earth, until they are weary. Wearieth — Them with much water, and making them to go long journeys to water remote parts, and...