Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“After it, a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.

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

Then there comes a roaring sound;
God thunders with His majestic voice.
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.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

it a voice
קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

שׁאג 
Sha'ag 
Usage: 20

רעם 
Ra`am 
Usage: 13

with the voice
קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

גּאון 
Ga'own 
Usage: 49

and he will not stay
עקב 
`aqab 
Usage: 5

קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Elihu Extols God's Majesty

3 “Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,
And His lightning to the ends of the earth.
4 “After it, a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.
5 “God thunders with His voice wondrously,
Doing great things which we cannot comprehend.


Cross References

Psalm 29:3-9

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
The God of glory thunders,
The Lord is over many waters.

Psalm 68:33

To Him who rides upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, He speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice.

Exodus 15:7-8

“And in the greatness of Your excellence You overthrow those who rise up against You;
You send forth Your burning anger, and it consumes them as chaff.

Deuteronomy 33:26

There is none like the God of Jeshurun,
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majesty.

Job 36:27-33

“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,

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