Job 38:7

The LORD Challenges Job · Job 38:1–41
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Translations

Modern
…while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Traditional
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Literal
…at the singing together by the stars of the morning, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Latin
…cum me laudarent simul astra matutina, et jubilarent omnes filii Dei?

Original

Hebrew
English
…while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Notes

God describes the morning stars as if they are people, similar to the description of angels (1:6; 2:1).

God challenges Job. Job admits he cannot judge the moral world. God shows Job's ignorance of the natural world's elements related to the realm of heaven, weather, animals, and birds (38:4–21; 22–38; 39–39:30).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints God’s Uniqueness The Son of God

Events

Glossary

Angel Book of Job Proverbs, Book of Wisdom Literature

Topics

Angel (A Spirit): A Celestial Spirit: Called Morning Stars Angel (A Spirit): Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Angels Singing Angels: Celebrate the Praises of God Blessing: Temporal, from God Continents: General Scriptures Concerning Creation: A Subject of Joy to Angels God: Creator God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Morning: Ushered in by the Morning Star Praise in Heaven Stars: The Morning Star The Stars of Angels