Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
After it a voice roars; He thunders with the voice of His majesty, and He will not hold them when His voice is heard.
New American Standard Bible
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain
King James Version
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
Holman Bible
God thunders
He does not restrain the lightning
when His rumbling voice is heard.
International Standard Version
His thunder roars after it; his majestic voice will thunder; and no one can trace them once his voice has been heard.
A Conservative Version
After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty, and he does not restrain [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.
American Standard Version
After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heard.
Amplified
“After it, His voice roars;
He thunders with the voice of His majesty,
And He does not restrain His lightning [against His adversaries] when His voice is heard.
Bible in Basic English
After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.
Darby Translation
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.
Julia Smith Translation
After him a voice shall rear; he will thunder with the voice of his majesty: and he will not leave them behind when his voice shall be heard.
King James 2000
After it a voice roars: he thunders with the voice of his excellency; and he will not restrain them when his voice is heard.
Lexham Expanded Bible
After it, his voice roars; it thunders {with his majestic voice}, and he does not restrain it when his voice is heard.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A roaring voice followeth him: for his glorious majesty giveth such a thunder clap, that, though a man hear it, yet may he not perceive it afterward. It giveth a horrible sound,
NET Bible
After that a voice roars; he thunders with an exalted voice, and he does not hold back his lightning bolts when his voice is heard.
New Heart English Bible
After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn't hold back anything when his voice is heard.
The Emphasized Bible
After it, roareth a voice, He thundereth with his voice of majesty, Nor will he hold them back, when his voice is heard.
Webster
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellence; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
World English Bible
After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn't hold back anything when his voice is heard.
Youngs Literal Translation
After it roar doth a voice -- He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 37:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Extols God's Majesty
3 He loosens it under the whole heavens, and His lightning to the ends of the earth. 4 After it a voice roars; He thunders with the voice of His majesty, and He will not hold them when His voice is heard. 5 God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things, and we do not understand.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 29:3-9
The voice of Jehovah is on the waters; the God of glory thunders; Jehovah is above many waters.
Psalm 68:33
To Him who rides on the heavens of heavens of old; lo, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.
Exodus 15:7-8
And in the greatness of Your excellency You have overthrown them that rose up against You. You sent forth Your wrath, consuming them like stubble.
Deuteronomy 33:26
There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heaven to your help, and in His majesty on the clouds.
Job 36:27-33
For He draws up the drops of water; they distill rain into mist,