Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders. New Living Translation “Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God! English Standard Version “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. Berean Standard Bible Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God. King James Bible Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. New King James Version “Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God. New American Standard Bible “Listen to this, Job; Stand and consider the wonders of God. NASB 1995 “Listen to this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God. NASB 1977 “Listen to this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God. Amplified Bible “Listen to this, Job; Stand still and consider the wonders of God. Christian Standard Bible Listen to this, Job. Stop and consider God’s wonders. Holman Christian Standard Bible Listen to this, Job. Stop and consider God’s wonders. American Standard Version Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Give ear to this, Job, and hear, and discern the wonders of God Brenton Septuagint Translation Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and be admonished of the power of the Lord. Contemporary English Version Job, consider carefully the many wonders of God. Douay-Rheims Bible Hearken to these things, Job : Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God. Good News Translation Pause a moment, Job, and listen; consider the wonderful things God does. International Standard Version "Pay attention to this, Job! Stand still, and consider the wondrous attributes of God. JPS Tanakh 1917 Hearken unto this, O Job; Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. Literal Standard Version Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God. New American Bible Listen to this, Job! Stand and consider the marvels of God! NET Bible "Pay attention to this, Job! Stand still and consider the wonders God works. New Revised Standard Version “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. New Heart English Bible "Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. World English Bible "Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. Young's Literal Translation Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God. Additional Translations ... Context Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty…13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion. 14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God. 15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?… Cross References Job 5:9 the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number. Job 37:5 God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend. Job 37:13 Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion. Job 37:15 Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash? Job 37:16 Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge? Treasury of Scripture Listen to this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. stand Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Habakkuk 2:20 But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. consider Job 26:6-14 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering… Job 36:24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. Psalm 111:2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Verses 14-24. - Elihu ends with a personal appeal to Job, based on the statements which he has made. Can Job imagine that he understands the workings of God in nature? If not, how can he venture to challenge God to a controversy? Would it not be better to recognize that his ways are inscrutable? Verse 14. - Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. Consider the marvels of God's works in nature, as I have set them forth to thee (Job 36:27-33; Job 37:2-13); the mysteries of evaporations, of cloud formation and accumulation, of thunder, of lightning, of snow and frost, of genial showers and fierce downpours, of summer and winter, of the former rain and the latter, of the gentle breeze and the whirlwind; and then say if thou comprehendest the various processes, and canst explain them, and make others to understand them (ver. 19). If not, shouldest thou not own, as we do, that "we cannot find him out" (ver. 23), cannot reach to the depths of his nature, and therefore are unfit to pronounce judgment on his doings? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Listenהַאֲזִ֣ינָה (ha·’ă·zî·nāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 238: To broaden out the ear, to listen to this, זֹּ֣את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, Job; אִיּ֑וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch stand still עֲ֝מֹ֗ד (‘ă·mōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations and consider וְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן ׀ (wə·hiṯ·bō·w·nên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand the wonders נִפְלְא֬וֹת (nip̄·lə·’ō·wṯ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct Strong's 6381: To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful of God. אֵֽל׃ (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty Jump to Previous Consider Ear God's Hear Hearken Job Note Quiet Stand Stop Wonders Wondrous Worked WorksJump to Next Consider Ear God's Hear Hearken Job Note Quiet Stand Stop Wonders Wondrous Worked WorksLinks Job 37:14 NIVJob 37:14 NLT Job 37:14 ESV Job 37:14 NASB Job 37:14 KJV Job 37:14 BibleApps.com Job 37:14 Biblia Paralela Job 37:14 Chinese Bible Job 37:14 French Bible Job 37:14 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 37:14 Listen to this Job (Jb) |
   
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