Parallel Verses
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,
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 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.
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 governeth everything under the heaven, and his light reacheth unto the end of the world. 4 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, 5 when God sendeth out his voice: great things doth he, which we can not comprehend.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 29:3-9
It is the LORD that commandeth the waters: It is the glorious God that maketh the thunder. It is the LORD that ruleth the sea.
Psalm 68:33
who sitteth in the heavens over all from the beginning. Lo, he doth send out his voice, yea and that a mighty voice.
Exodus 15:7-8
And with thy great glory thou hast destroyed thine adversaries! Thou sentest forth thy wrath and it consumed them, even as stubble.
Deuteronomy 33:26
There is none like unto the God of Israel: he that sitteth upon heaven shall be thine help, whose glory is in the clouds:
Job 36:27-33
He turneth the water to small drops, he driveth his clouds