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Job 37 is part of “Elihu's Speeches” (32–37) in the outline of Job.
Job 37 summary
Elihu here goes on to extol the wonderful power of God in the meteors and all the changes of the weather: if, in those changes, we submit to the will of God, take the weather as it is and make the best of it, why should we not do so in other changes of our condition? Here he observes the hand of God, I. In the thunder and lightning (Job 37:1-5). II. In the frost and snow, the rains and wind (Job 37:6-13). III. He applies it to Job, and challenges him to solve the phenomena of these works of nature, that confessing his ignorance in them, he might own himself an incompetent judge in the proceedings of divine Providence, (Job 37:14-22). And then, IV. Concludes with his principle, which he undertook to make out, That God is great and greatly to be feared (Job 37:23, Job 37:24).
Source: Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (1706–21; Romans–Revelation completed by Nonconformist ministers). Public domain. Digital text: Free Use Bible API (bible.helloao.org).
1 At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.
2 Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.
4 After it a noyse soundeth: hee thundereth with the voyce of his maiestie, and hee will not stay them when his voyce is heard.
5 God thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.
6 For he sayth to the snowe, Be thou vpon the earth: likewise to the small rayne and to the great rayne of his power.
7 With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.
8 Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.
9 The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.
10 At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.
11 He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.
12 And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:
13 Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
14 Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.
15 Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?
17 Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
18 Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?
19 Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.
20 Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?
21 And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.
22 The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
23 It is the Almightie: we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundant in iustice: he afflicteth not.
24 Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.