Job 37:22

Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

In Context

21Yet, now, men see not the light, bright though it is in the skies, when, a wind, hath passed over, and cleansed them.

23The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour,—Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, O Yahweh, are Greatness, and Might, and Beauty, and Victory, and Majesty, nay! all in the heavens and in the earth,—thine, O Yahweh, is the kingdom, who art exalted above all,—as chief;

Psalms 29:4The voice of Yahweh, is with power, The voice of Yahweh, is with majesty;

Psalms 68:7O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, [Selah.]

Psalms 76:12He cutteth off the spirit of nobles, he is of reverend majesty to the kings of the earth.

Psalms 93:1Yahweh, hath become king, With majesty, is he clothed,—Clothed is Yahweh, With strength, hath he girded himself, Surely he hath fixed the world, It shall not be shaken.

Psalms 145:5The splendour of the glory of thy majesty, shall they speak, and, thy wonders, will I utter.

Matthew Henry on Job 37:22-24

21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. Elihu here concludes his discourse with some short but great sayings concerning the glory of God, as that which he was himself… Read the whole commentary →

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