Job 37:3

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

Complete Jewish Bible:

He sends it out under all of heaven, his lightning to the ends of the earth.

Berean Standard Bible:

He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.

American Standard Version:

He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

He directeth{H3474} it{H8281} under the whole heaven{H8064}, and his lightning{H216} unto the ends{H3671} of the earth{H776}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Matthew 24:27

  • For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Job 38:13

  • That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Isaiah 11:12

  • And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

Psalms 77:13

  • Thy way, O God, [is] in the sanctuary: who [is so] great a God as [our] God?

Revelation 11:19

  • And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

Psalms 97:4

  • His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

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Commentary for Job 37:3

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3474
    There are 26 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָשַׁר
    Transliteration: yâshar
    Pronunciation: yaw-shar'
    Description: a primitive root; to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous; direct, fit, seem good (meet), [phrase] please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).
  2. Strong's Number: H8281
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁרָה
    Transliteration: shârâh
    Pronunciation: shaw-raw'
    Description: a primitive root; to free; direct.
  3. Strong's Number: H8064
    There are 395 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַיִם
    Transliteration: shâmayim
    Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim
    Description: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
  4. Strong's Number: H216
    There are 191 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אוֹר
    Transliteration: ʼôwr
    Pronunciation: ore
    Description: from אוֹר; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.); bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
  5. Strong's Number: H3671
    There are 85 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּנָף
    Transliteration: kânâph
    Pronunciation: kaw-nawf'
    Description: from כָּנַף; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle; [phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).
  6. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.