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When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/37.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then comes the roaring of the thunder— the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain it when he speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain the lightning when His voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice; And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“After it, His voice roars; He thunders with the voice of His majesty, And He does not restrain His lightning [against His adversaries] when His voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then there comes a roaring sound; God thunders with his majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when his rumbling voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then there comes a roaring sound; God thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His rumbling voice is heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heard<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God's majestic voice thunders his commands, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />After it a voice roareth; he thundereth with the voice of his majesty: and he stayeth them not when his voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It is followed by the roar of his voice. He thunders with his majestic voice. He doesn't hold the lightning back when his thunder is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the roar of his voice is heard, the majestic sound of thunder, and all the while the lightning flashes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />His thunder roars after it; his majestic voice will thunder; and no one can trace them once his voice has been heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After that a voice roars; he thunders with an exalted voice, and he does not hold back his lightning bolts when his voice is heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn't hold back anything when his voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellence; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A voice roars after it—He thunders with the voice of His excellence, "" And He does not hold them back, "" When His voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> After it roar doth a voice -- He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />After him a voice shall rear; he will thunder with the voice of his majesty: and he will not leave them behind when his voice shall be heard.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />After it a noise shall roar, he shall thunder with the voice of his majesty, and shall not be found out, when his voice shall be heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />After this, a noise will sound; he will thunder with the voice of his greatness, and it will not be tracked down, yet his voice will be obeyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Again his voice roars, his majestic voice thunders; he does not restrain them when his voice is heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In his own place, he thunders with the voice of his excellency; and he will not need to search them out when his voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In his place he will thunder with a voice of majesty, and he will not search them, because they hear his voice<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; And He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />After him shall be a cry with a <i>loud</i> voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/37-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5722" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/37.htm">Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/7580.htm" title="7580: yiš·’aḡ- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To roar. A primitive root; to rumble or moan.">there comes a roaring</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">sound;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7481.htm" title="7481: yar·‘êm (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To thunder. A primitive root; to tumble, i.e. Be violently agitated; specifically, to crash; figuratively, to irritate.">He thunders</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: gə·’ō·w·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">with His majestic</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">voice.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6117.htm" title="6117: yə·‘aq·qə·ḇêm (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To follow at the heel, assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach. ">restrain the lightning</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">His voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: yiš·šā·ma‘ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">resounds.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-9</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. / The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. / The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-19</a></span><br />On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled. / Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. / Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30</a></span><br />And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Psalm 18:13</a></span><br />The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17-18</a></span><br />Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” / So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Ezekiel 1:24</a></span><br />When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18</a></span><br />Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Isaiah 66:6</a></span><br />Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-14.htm">2 Samuel 22:14</a></span><br />The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Jeremiah 25:30</a></span><br />So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18</a></span><br />And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">Psalm 104:7</a></span><br />At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Isaiah 40:26</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">After it a voice roars: he thunders with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.</p><p class="hdg">a voice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-9</a></b></br> The voice of the LORD <i>is</i> upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD <i>is</i> upon many waters… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Psalm 68:33</a></b></br> To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, <i>which were</i> of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, <i>and that</i> a mighty voice.</p><p class="hdg">the voice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-7.htm">Exodus 15:7,8</a></b></br> And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, <i>which</i> consumed them as stubble… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">Deuteronomy 33:26</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> none like unto the God of Jeshurun, <i>who</i> rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.</p><p class="hdg">he will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27-33</a></b></br> For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/20-6.htm">Excellence</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Flashes</a> <a href="/job/34-28.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/job/36-17.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/26-9.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/job/20-13.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Lightnings</a> <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Majestic</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/job/37-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/job/36-22.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-45.htm">Resounds</a> <a href="/job/15-8.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-7.htm">Restraineth</a> <a href="/job/37-2.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/job/4-10.htm">Roareth</a> <a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Roars</a> <a href="/job/37-2.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/4-10.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-18.htm">Stayeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm">Thundereth</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Thunder-Flames</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Thundering</a> <a href="/job/36-29.htm">Thunders</a> <a href="/job/37-2.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/40-10.htm">Excellence</a> <a href="/job/40-10.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/job/41-18.htm">Flashes</a> <a href="/job/42-5.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/job/38-13.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/job/38-35.htm">Lightnings</a> <a href="/job/39-20.htm">Majestic</a> <a href="/job/37-22.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/job/40-4.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-45.htm">Resounds</a> <a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-19.htm">Restraineth</a> <a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Roareth</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Roars</a> <a href="/job/39-24.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/39-23.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Stayeth</a> <a href="/job/37-5.htm">Thundereth</a> <a href="/job/38-35.htm">Thunder-Flames</a> <a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Thundering</a> <a href="/job/37-5.htm">Thunders</a> <a href="/job/37-5.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/job/42-5.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Job 37</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/37-1.htm">God is to be feared because of his great works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/37-15.htm">His wisdom is unsearchable in them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Job, this roaring sound can be likened to the natural phenomena that demonstrate God's sovereignty and power over creation. The imagery of roaring is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-9</a>, where the voice of the Lord is described as powerful and full of majesty, breaking cedars and shaking the wilderness. This sound signifies God's presence and His active involvement in the world.<p><b>He thunders with His majestic voice.</b><br>The thunderous voice of God is a recurring theme in the Bible, symbolizing His authority and the fear it instills in humanity. In <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-19</a>, God's voice is associated with thunder and lightning on Mount Sinai, emphasizing His holiness and the seriousness of His covenant with Israel. The majesty of God's voice reflects His divine nature, commanding respect and reverence. This thunderous voice is also a reminder of God's ultimate control over the universe, as seen in the natural order and the weather patterns He governs.<p><b>He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's unrestrained power and the immediacy of His actions. The lightning, often seen as a symbol of divine judgment or revelation, is not held back when God speaks. This can be connected to the plagues in Egypt, where lightning and thunder were part of God's judgment against Pharaoh (<a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23-24</a>). The unrestrained nature of the lightning signifies that God's will is accomplished without hindrance. In a broader theological sense, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate revelation of God, coming into the world with power and authority, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>The speaker in this passage, a younger friend of Job who offers his perspective on Job's suffering and God's majesty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, whose power and majesty are being described through the natural phenomena of thunder and lightning.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/thunder_and_lightning.htm">Thunder and Lightning</a></b><br>Natural events used metaphorically to describe the power and majesty of God's voice and actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god's_voice.htm">The Majesty of God's Voice</a></b><br>God's voice is powerful and majestic, commanding respect and awe. Just as thunder and lightning capture our attention, so should the voice of God in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>The natural world reflects God's sovereignty and power. Recognizing His control over creation can deepen our trust in His plans and purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_voice.htm">Listening to God's Voice</a></b><br>Just as thunder demands our attention, we should be attentive to God's voice in our lives, seeking to understand His will and direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The imagery of thunder and lightning evokes a sense of reverence and fear of the Lord, reminding us of His holiness and our need to approach Him with humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unrestrained_power.htm">God's Unrestrained Power</a></b><br>The passage highlights that God does not restrain His power. This can be a source of comfort, knowing that His power is at work for His purposes, even when we do not fully understand them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 37</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_37_14-15_conflict_with_free_will.htm">Does Job 37:14-15's portrayal of God controlling weather conflict with biblical passages that emphasize human free will over divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_thunder_god's_voice,_not_nature.htm">In Job 37:3-5, how can thunder and lightning be described as God's direct voice when science explains them as natural phenomena?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_rev_4_5's_scene_not_serene.htm">Why does Revelation 4:5's portrayal of thunder and lightning around God's throne seem inconsistent with other Bible passages describing a serene heavenly realm?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_29_3_align_with_meteorology.htm">Psalm 29:3 refers to God's voice thundering over the waters; how does this align with modern meteorological explanations of storms and thunder?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">After it a voice roareth</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the thunderclap which follows the lightning-flash.<span class= "bld"><p>And he stayeth them not </span>(or will not stay them) <span class= "bld">when his voice is</span> <span class= "bld">heard.</span>--What does this mean? We understand it, "Yet none can track them (<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the thunder and the lightning) when His voice is heard. They travel in paths which none can explore. Vivid as the lightning is, who shall pursue its course?"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">After it a voice roareth</span>. <span class="accented">After</span> the lightning-flash has been seen, the thunderclap comes. In their origin they are simultaneous; but, as light travels faster than sound, unless we are close to the flash, then is an interval, the thunder <span class="accented">following</span> on the lightning<span class="cmt_word">. He thundereth with the voice of his excellency</span> (see the comment on ver. 2). <span class="cmt_word">And he will not stay them when his voice is heard</span>. The words are plain, but the meaning is obscure. What will not God stay? His lightnings? His thunderings? His rain? His hail? There is no obvious antecedent. And in what sense will he not "stay" them? Some explain, "He will not slacken their speed; "others, "He will not cause them to Cease." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/37-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרָ֤יו ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there comes a roaring</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁאַג־</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·’aḡ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7580.htm">Strong's 7580: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rumble, moan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sound;</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֗וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He thunders</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֭רְעֵם</span> <span class="translit">(yar·‘êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7481.htm">Strong's 7481: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tumble, be violently agitated, to crash, to irritate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with His majestic</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּאוֹנ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(gə·’ō·w·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">voice.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He does not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">restrain [the lightning]</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·‘aq·qə·ḇêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6117.htm">Strong's 6117: </a> </span><span class="str2">To follow at the heel, assail insidiously, circumvent, overreach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His voice</span><br /><span class="heb">קוֹלֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qō·w·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">resounds.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָּׁמַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·šā·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/37-4.htm">Job 37:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/37-4.htm">OT Poetry: Job 37:4 After it a voice roars (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/37-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 37:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 37:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/37-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 37:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 37:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>