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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

Job 37:12

and it is turned round about by His counsels, that is, the cloud twists and turns and revolves as the storm approaches, piloted by the will of God, that they may do whatever He commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth, that is, over the wide expanse, the habitable land of the earth. Cf Psalms 148:7.

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See also Job 37:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 37:12. _AND IT IS TURNED ROUND ABOUT BY HIS COUNSELS_] The original is difficult: והוא מסבות מתהפך בתחבולתו _vehu mesibboth_ _mithhappech bethachbulothav_; which has been thus paraphrased:...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND IT IS TURNED ROUND ABOUT - The word here rendered “it” (הוא _hû'_) may refer either to the “cloud,” and then it will mean that it is driven about at the pleasure of God; or it may refer to God, a...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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 ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WORLD. vast expanse, or the habitable world. Hebrew. _tebel_....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    In the second clause the words are lit. "that _they_may do," the _plur_. referring to "cloud" (Job 37:11) collectively. Others make the pronoun _they_refer to men, which is very unnatural. The express...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    37:12 circuit (c-23) Lit. 'world.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    The lightning flashes and falls in obedience to the behest of God....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONCLUDED) 2. The thunder is frequently called the voice of God: cp. Psalms 29. SOUND] RM 'muttering.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ ה֤וּא מְסִבֹּ֨ות ׀ מִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְ _בְּ_†_תַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יו_† לְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT IS TURNED ROUND ABOUT BY HIS COUNSELS,.... The cloud is, and that by the wind, which is turned about to all points of the compass, according to the will of God; by the counsels of him who sits...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. Ver. 12. _And it is turned round about by his counsels_] _Vertit...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    IT IS TURNED ROUND ABOUT; the clouds (now mentioned) are carried about to this or that place. BY HIS COUNSELS; not by chance, (though nothing seems to be more casual and uncertain than the motions of...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 37:12 swirl H2015 (H8693) about H4524 guidance H8458 do H6467 commands H6680 (H8762) face H6440 whole...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Amos 4:7; James 5:17; James 5:18; Jeremiah 14:22; Joel 2:23;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Turned — The clouds are carried about to this or that place. Not by chance (though nothing seems to be more casual than the motions of the clouds) but by his order and governance....

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