the cattle also The A. V. makes "cattle" subject they also tell of God; in which case the reference would be to their presentiments of a coming storm. The context, however, describes a storm actually present, and it is more natural to repeat the words "it telleth" from the first clause and render, (it telleth) unto the cattle; for the reference throughout appears to be to the impression produced on all creatures by God's mighty thunderings and how these reveal His majesty even the cattle hearing with terror His awful voice; just as in ch. Job 37:1 Elihu describes the effect produced on himself.

concerning the vapour Rather as above, concerning Him that cometh up, i. e. approaches or advances in the thunder cloud.

The above rendering assumes that the present Heb. text is correct. Others by alterations in the pointing elicit various senses.

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