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Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty

Job 37:2

In 11 translations

BSB
Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
KJV
Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.Hear…: Heb. Hear in hearing
WEB
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out of his mouth.
ASV
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
LSV
Listen diligently to the trembling of His voice, || Indeed, the sound goes forth from His mouth.
YLT
Hearken diligently to the trembling of His voice, Yea, the sound from His mouth goeth forth.
DBY
Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth.
DRC
Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh out of his mouth.
GNV
Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
JPS
Hear attentively the noise of His voice, and the sound that goeth out of His mouth.
LXXE
Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.

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Original-language editions

WLC
שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמ֣וֹעַ בְּרֹ֣גֶז קֹל֑וֹ וְ֝הֶ֗גֶה מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃
LXX-Br
Ἄκουε ἀκοὴν ἐν ὀργῇ θυμοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ μελέτη ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐξελεύσεται.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Job 37:5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
  • Job 36:33The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.
  • Job 38:1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
  • Psalms 29:3–9The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;…
  • Exodus 19:16–19On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled. Then Moses…
  • Psalms 104:7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
  • Job 36:29Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?

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