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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/38.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God (angels) shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />while morning stars sang, and angels rejoiced? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the dawn of that day the stars sang together, and the heavenly beings shouted for joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />while the morning stars sang together and all the divine beings shouted joyfully?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />when the morning stars sang in chorus, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the singing together of [the] stars of morning, "" When all [the] sons of God shout for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the rejoicing together of the stars of morning, and all the sons of God will shout for joy?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful melody? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />when the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful noise?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />While the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When did I create the morning stars, and all the angels shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He created as one the stars of the morning and all the sons of the Angels shouted for joy<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />When the stars were made, all my angels praised me with a loud voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-7.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=5894" 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/38.htm">God Challenges Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: ḇō·qer (N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">while the morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/3556.htm" title="3556: kō·wḵ·ḇê (N-mpc) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">stars</a> <a href="/hebrew/7442.htm" title="7442: bə·rān- (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give a ringing cry. A primitive root; properly, to creak, i.e. To shout.">sang</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: ya·ḥaḏ (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7321.htm" title="7321: way·yā·rî·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To raise a shout, give a blast. A primitive root; to mar; figuratively, to split the ears, i.e. Shout.">shouted for joy?</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,…<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="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. / Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. / And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-2.htm">Psalm 148:2-5</a></span><br />Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts. / Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars. / Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-13</a></span><br />How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Revelation 12:4</a></span><br />His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-13.htm">Luke 2:13-14</a></span><br />And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: / “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11-12</a></span><br />Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. / In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-5.htm">Psalm 89:5-7</a></span><br />The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones. / For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? / In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm">Hebrews 1:6</a></span><br />And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-25.htm">Daniel 3:25</a></span><br />“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13-15</a></span><br />You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. / You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. / From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-31.htm">1 Chronicles 16:31-33</a></span><br />Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’ / Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them. / Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?</p><p class="hdg">the morning</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/2-28.htm">Revelation 2:28</a></b></br> And I will give him the morning star.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a></b></br> I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, <i>and</i> the bright and morning star.</p><p class="hdg">the sons</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6</a></b></br> Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-1.htm">Job 2:1</a></b></br> Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Psalm 104:4</a></b></br> Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:</p><p class="hdg">shouted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Ezra 3:11,12</a></b></br> And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because <i>he is</i> good, for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7</a></b></br> Who <i>art</i> thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel <i>thou shalt become</i> a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone <i>thereof with</i> shoutings, <i>crying</i>, Grace, grace unto it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/33-22.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/job/33-26.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/job/36-14.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/job/33-26.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-42.htm">Sang</a> <a href="/job/30-5.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/job/30-5.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/job/20-5.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/job/36-24.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/job/25-5.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/job/38-3.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/8-5.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/psalms/8-5.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/job/39-21.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/job/38-12.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Sang</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/psalms/26-7.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Job 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">God challenges Job to answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">and weakness</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>while the morning stars sang together</b><br>This phrase evokes the imagery of creation's grandeur and harmony. In ancient Near Eastern literature, stars often symbolize divine beings or celestial entities. The "morning stars" here can be understood as angelic beings present at the creation of the world, celebrating God's work. The idea of stars singing is poetic, emphasizing the beauty and order of creation. This aligns with other biblical passages that personify creation as praising God, such as <a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1</a>, which speaks of the heavens declaring the glory of God. The use of "morning" suggests a new beginning, highlighting the freshness and purity of creation.<p><b>and all the sons of God shouted for joy?</b><br>The "sons of God" is a term often used in the Old Testament to refer to angels, as seen in <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6</a> and <a href="/job/2.htm">Job 2:1</a>. These beings are depicted as witnesses to God's creative acts, expressing their joy and approval. The phrase "shouted for joy" indicates a spontaneous and overwhelming response to the majesty of God's creation. This reflects the cultural context of the time, where communal expressions of joy were common in celebrations. Theologically, this scene underscores the idea that all of creation, both physical and spiritual, acknowledges and rejoices in God's sovereignty and creative power. This anticipates the ultimate restoration of creation, where all will once again recognize and celebrate God's glory, as prophesied in passages like <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, who undergoes severe trials and questions God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator, who responds to Job out of the whirlwind, emphasizing His sovereignty and wisdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/morning_stars.htm">Morning Stars</a></b><br>Symbolic representation of celestial beings or angels, often associated with creation's beauty and order.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_god.htm">Sons of God</a></b><br>A term used to describe angelic beings who witness and celebrate God's creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The event being referenced, where God laid the foundations of the earth, celebrated by heavenly beings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>God's question to Job highlights His unmatched power and wisdom in creation. We are reminded of our place in the universe and the importance of trusting God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_joy_of_creation.htm">The Joy of Creation</a></b><br>The imagery of the morning stars and sons of God celebrating creation encourages us to find joy in God's works and to join in worship and praise.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_angels.htm">The Role of Angels</a></b><br>Angels are depicted as witnesses to God's creative acts, reminding us of the spiritual realm's reality and the importance of acknowledging God's heavenly hosts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Job's encounter with God teaches us humility. We are called to recognize our limitations and submit to God's greater understanding and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_response_to_god's_majesty.htm">Worship as a Response to God's Majesty</a></b><br>Just as the heavenly beings responded with joy, we too should respond to God's majesty with worship and adoration in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_angels_sing.htm">Can angels sing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_music.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on music?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_a_'fallen_star'_both_event_and_angel.htm">How can a star “fallen from heaven” (Revelation 9:1) be both an astronomical event and an angelic being? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_14_13-14_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Does Isaiah 14:13–14’s description of ascending to heaven reflect a literal cosmic event, and if not, why does the text use such lofty imagery?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">The morning stars.</span>--The context seems to suggest that by the stars are meant the angels entrusted with their guardianship, from whence Milton has borrowed his conceptions. The magnificent sublimity of the expression and the thought needs no comment.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When the morning stars sang together</span>. The stars generally, or the actual stars visible on the morn of creation, are probably meant. They, as it were, sang a song of loud acclaim on witnessing the new marvel. Their priority to the earth is implied, since they witness its birth. Their song is, of course, that silent song of sympathy, whereof Shakespeare speaks when he says, "Each in its motion like an angel sings" ('Merchant of Venice,' act 5. sc. 1). <span class="cmt_word">And all the sons of God shouted for joy</span>. "The sons of God" here must necessarily be the angels (see <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6</a>; <a href="/job/2-1.htm">Job 2:1</a>), since there were no men as yet in existence. They too joined in the chorus of sympathy and admiration, perhaps lifting up their voices (<a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11, 12</a>), perhaps their hearts only, praising the Creator, who had done such marvellous things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-7.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">while the morning</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹ֑קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stars</span><br /><span class="heb">כּ֣וֹכְבֵי</span> <span class="translit">(kō·wḵ·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A star, a prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sang</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרָן־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rān-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7442.htm">Strong's 7442: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give a ringing cry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֭חַד</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shouted for joy?</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·rî·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7321.htm">Strong's 7321: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mar, to split the ears, shout</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-7.htm">Job 38:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:8" /></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>