Job 37:21-24 KJV,ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 37:21-24

Elihu here concludes his discourse with some short but great sayings concerning the glory of God, as that which he was himself impressed, and desired to impress others, with a holy awe of. He speaks concisely, and in haste, because, it should seem, he perceived that God was about to take the work into his own hands. 1. He observes that God who has said that he will dwell in the thick darkness and make that his pavilion (2 Chron. 6:1; Ps. 18:11) is in that awful chariot advancing towards them,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 37:21

And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds ,.... Here Elihu returns to his subject, it may be, occasioned by black clouds gathering in the heavens, as a preparation for the whirlwind, storm, and tempest, out of which the Lord is said to speak in the next chapter. And this is to be understood, not of the lightning in the cloud, which is not to be seen until it breaks out of it; nor the rainbow in the cloud, formed by the rays of light from the sun, which disappears when the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 37:22

Fair weather cometh out of the north ,.... Or "gold" F24 זהב "aurum", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; , which some understand literally; this being found in northern climates as well as southern, as Pliny relates F25 Nat. Hist. l. 6. c. 11. & l. 33. c. 3, 4. ; particularly in Colchis and Scythia, which lay to the north of Palestine and Arabia; and is thought by a learned man F26 Reland. de Paradiso, s. 9, 10. p. 22, 23, 24. And, in the countries farthest north were mines... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 37:23

Touching the Almighty ,.... Or with respect to God, who is almighty; with whom nothing is impossible; who can do and does do all things he pleases, and more than we can ask or think; and who is all sufficient, as this word is by some rendered; has enough of every thing in himself and of himself to make him happy; and needs not any of his creatures, nor anything they can do or give him, but has a sufficiency for himself and them; we cannot find him out ; found he may be in his works,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 37:24

Men do therefore fear him ,.... Or should, because of his greatness in power, judgment, and justice; and because of his goodness, in not afflicting for his pleasure's sake, but for the profit of men; and therefore they should reverence and adore him, submit to his will, patiently bear afflictions, serve him internally and externally, with reverence and godly fear; he respecteth not any that are wise of heart ; that are wise in a natural sense: these are not always regarded by God, or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 37:21

And now men see not the bright light - Mr. Good gives the sense clearer: - "Even now we cannot look at the light When it is resplendent in the heavens. And a wind from the north hath passed along and cleared them." Elihu seems to refer to the insufferable brightness of the sun. Can any man look at the sun shining in his strength, when a clear and strong wind has purged the sky from clouds and vapours? Much less can any gaze on the majesty of God. Every creature must sink before him.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 37:22

Fair weather cometh out of the north - Is this any version of the original יאתה זהב מצפון mitstsaphon zahab yeetheh ? which is rendered by almost every version, ancient and modern, thus, or to this effect: "From the north cometh gold." Calmet justly remarks, that in the time of Moses, Job, and Solomon, and for a long time after, gold was obtained from Colchis, Armenia, Phasis, and the land of Ophir, which were all north of Judea and Idumea; and are in the Scriptures ordinarily termed the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 37:23

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out - This is a very abrupt exclamation, and highly descriptive of the state of mind in which Elihu was at this time; full of solemnity, wonder, and astonishment, at his own contemplation of this "great First Cause, least understood." The Almighty! we cannot find him out. Excellent in power and in judgment - We must not pretend to comprehend his being, the mode of his existence, the wisdom of his counsels, nor the mysteries of his conduct. He... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 37:24

Men do therefore - Therefore men, אנשים anashim , wretched, miserable, ignorant, sinful men, should fear him. He respecteth not any - No man is valuable in his sight on account of his wisdom; for what is his wisdom when compared with that of the Omniscient? Whatever good is in man, God alone is the author of it. Let him, therefore, that glorieth, glory in the Lord. Thus ends the speech of Elihu; a speech of a widely different description, on the whole, from that of the three... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 37:1-24

It has been already remarked that there is no natural division between Job 36:1-33 and Job 37:1-24 .—the description of the thunderstorm and its effects runs on. From its effect on cattle, Elihu passes to its effect on man ( Job 37:1-5 ); and thence goes on to speak of other natural manifestations of God's power and marvellousness—snow, violent rain, whirlwind, frost, and the like ( Job 37:6-13 ). He then makes a final appeal to Job to acknowledge his own weakness and God's... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 37:21-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 37:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 37:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 37:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 37:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 37:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 37:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 37:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 37:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 37:1-24

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