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Job 37:4

with the voice of his excellency Rather, with his voice of majesty.

he will not stay them Rather, he stayeth them not; He restrains not His lightnings. The words describe the play of the lightning, rapidly succeeding the thunder. When God's presence is announced by His terrible voice, there also are His awful ministers, the lightnings, swift to do His commandments against His adversaries (ch. Job 36:32).

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See also Job 37:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 37:4. _AFTER IT A VOICE ROARETH_] After the flash has been seen, the peal is heard; and this will be more or fewer seconds after the peal, in proportion to the distance of the thunder cloud...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AFTER IT A VOICE ROARETH - After the lightning; that is, the flash is seen before the thunder is heard. This is apparent to all, the interval between the lightning and the hearing of the thunder depen...

  • 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...

  • 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

    _AFTER IT A VOICE ROARETH: HE THUNDERETH WITH THE VOICE OF HIS EXCELLENCY; AND HE WILL NOT STAY THEM WHEN HIS VOICE IS HEARD._ After it - after the lightning the voice roareth. The thunder-clap follo...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    37:4 flashes (p-19) Lit. 'them.' see preceding verse....

  • 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.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THEM] the flashes and thunderclaps. 6C. RV 'And to the showers of his mighty rain.' 7B. RV 'That all men whom he hath made may know _it.'_The suspension of work by storms shows men that they are sub...

  • 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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AFTER IT A VOICE ROARETH — _i.e.,_ the thunderclap which follows the lightning-flash. AND HE STAYETH THEM NOT (or will not stay them) WHEN HIS VOICE IS HEARD. — What does this mean? We understand it,...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אַחֲרָ֤יו ׀ יִשְׁאַג ־קֹ֗ול יַ֭רְעֵם בְּ קֹ֣ול...

  • 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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay (c) them when his voice is heard. (c) Meaning, the rains and thunders....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    After. Light travels faster than sound, (Haydock) though thunder and lightning are produced at the same instant. (Calmet) --- Found out. Philosophers can only propose their conjectures on the cause of...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (1) В¶ At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. (2) Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. (3) He directeth it under the whole heave...

  • 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

    AFTER IT A VOICE ROARETH,.... After the lightning comes a violent crack or clap of thunder, which is like the roaring of a lion. Such is the order of thunder and lightning, according to our sense and...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. Ver. 4. _After it a voice roareth_] After it, that is, after the lightning...

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

    _He directeth it_ Namely, his voice, his thunder; _under the whole heaven_ It is heard far and near, for he darts it through the whole region of the air: _and his lightning_, &c. Preceded by terrible,...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE LAST WORD ON THE MIRACLES IN NATUREV. 1. AT THIS, namely, the powerful exhibition of God's majesty, as just described, ALSO MY HEART TREMBLETH AND IS MOVED OUT OF HIS PLACE, springing up, giving a...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    After it a voice roareth, the thunder-clap following after the flash; HE THUNDERETH WITH THE VOICE OF HIS EXCELLENCY, in token of His great majesty; AND HE WILL NOT STAY THEM, not restrain the lightni...

  • 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...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    Yes, all of this is beyond man's comprehension. God will make the same point to Job in the next Chapter s (38-41), that is, if Job is ignorant of even how God governs the physical creation, then why i...

  • 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

    AFTER IT A VOICE, i.e. after the lightning. For though the thunder be in order of nature before the lightning, yet the lightning is seen before the thunder is heard. WITH THE VOICE OF HIS EXCELLENCY,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 37:4 After H310 voice H6963 roars H7580 (H8799) thunders H7481 (H8686) majestic H1347 voice H6963 restrain...

  • 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

    Deuteronomy 33:26; Exodus 15:7; Exodus 15:8; Job 36:27; Psalms 29:3;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    After — After the lightning, which is seen before the thunder is hard. Them — The lightnings spoken of in the beginning of the verse....

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