King James Version
What Does Job 37:4 Mean?
“After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.”
Context
2
Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. Hear: Heb. Hear in hearing
3
He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. lightning: Heb. light ends: Heb. wings
4
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6
For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. likewise: Heb. and to the shower of rain, and to the showers of rain of his strength
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(4) **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, “Yet none can track them (*i.e.*, 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?”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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