Job 37:2-4 New English Translation
2 Listen carefully[a] to the thunder of his voice,
to the rumbling[b] that proceeds from his mouth.
3 Under the whole heaven he lets it go,
even his lightning to the far corners[c] of the earth.
4 After that a voice roars;
he thunders with an exalted voice,
and he does not hold back his lightning bolts[d]
when his voice is heard.
Footnotes
- Job 37:2 tn The imperative is followed by the infinitive absolute from the same root to express the intensity of the verb.
- Job 37:2 tn The word is the usual word for “to meditate; to murmur; to groan”; here it refers to the low building of the thunder as it rumbles in the sky. The thunder is the voice of God (see Ps 29).
- Job 37:3 tn Heb “wings,” and then figuratively for the extremities of garments, of land, etc.
- Job 37:4 tn The verb simply has the pronominal suffix, “them.” The idea must be that when God brings in all the thunderings he does not hold back his lightning bolts either.
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