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Listen carefully[a] to the thunder of his voice,
to the rumbling[b] that proceeds from his mouth.
Under the whole heaven he lets it go,
even his lightning to the far corners[c] of the earth.
After that a voice roars;
he thunders with an exalted voice,
and he does not hold back his lightning bolts[d]
when his voice is heard.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 37:2 tn The imperative is followed by the infinitive absolute from the same root to express the intensity of the verb.
  2. Job 37:2 tn The word is the usual word for “to meditate; to murmur; to groan”; here it refers to the low building of the thunder as it rumbles in the sky. The thunder is the voice of God (see Ps 29).
  3. Job 37:3 tn Heb “wings,” and then figuratively for the extremities of garments, of land, etc.
  4. Job 37:4 tn The verb simply has the pronominal suffix, “them.” The idea must be that when God brings in all the thunderings he does not hold back his lightning bolts either.

Listen!(A) Listen to the roar of his voice,(B)
    to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.(C)
He unleashes his lightning(D) beneath the whole heaven
    and sends it to the ends of the earth.(E)
After that comes the sound of his roar;
    he thunders(F) with his majestic voice.(G)
When his voice resounds,
    he holds nothing back.

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