Job 37:4

Modern

Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.

Traditional

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

Literal

After it, a voice roars; He thunders with the voice of His majesty, and He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.

Latin

Post eum rugiet sonitus; tonabit voce magnitudinis suæ: et non investigabitur, cum audita fuerit vox ejus.

Hebrew

English

Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 68:33
…to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
Psalm 29:3–9
The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
Deuteronomy 33:26
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.
Exodus 15:7–8
You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.
Job 36:27–33
For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,