Job 37:5
New International Version
God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.

New Living Translation
God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.

English Standard Version
God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.

Berean Standard Bible
God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.

King James Bible
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

New King James Version
God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

New American Standard Bible
“God thunders wondrously with His voice, Doing great things which we do not comprehend.

NASB 1995
“God thunders with His voice wondrously, Doing great things which we cannot comprehend.

NASB 1977
“God thunders with His voice wondrously, Doing great things which we cannot comprehend.

Legacy Standard Bible
God thunders with His voice marvelously, Doing great things which we do not know.

Amplified Bible
“God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

Christian Standard Bible
God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things that we cannot comprehend.

American Standard Version
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

Contemporary English Version
creating miracles too marvelous for us to understand.

English Revised Version
God thundereth marvelously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God's voice thunders in miraculous ways. It does great things that we cannot understand.

Good News Translation
At God's command amazing things happen, wonderful things that we can't understand.

International Standard Version
"God thunders with his wondrous voice; he does awesome works that we don't comprehend.

Majority Standard Bible
God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.

NET Bible
God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.

New Heart English Bible
God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things, which we can't comprehend.

Webster's Bible Translation
God thundereth marvelously with his voice; great things he doeth, which we cannot comprehend.

World English Bible
God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things, which we can’t comprehend.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
God thunders with His voice wonderfully, "" Doing great things and we do not know.

Young's Literal Translation
God thundereth with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we know not.

Smith's Literal Translation
God will thunder with his voice of wonder, doing great things, and we shall not know.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
God shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great and unsearchable things.

Catholic Public Domain Version
God will thunder with his voice miraculously, for he performs great and unsearchable things.

New American Bible
God thunders forth marvels with his voice; he does great things beyond our knowing.

New Revised Standard Version
God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
God thunders with his voice; great and marvellous things does he, which we cannot understand.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And God will thunder with his voice; he does wonders, also great things, and he is unknown
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
God thundereth marvellously with His voice; Great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with his voice: for he has done great things which we knew not;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty
4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. 5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend. 6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’…

Cross References
Psalm 29:3-9
The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. / The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. / The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. ...

Psalm 77:18
Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

Psalm 104:7
At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

Isaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Isaiah 55:9
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Jeremiah 10:13
When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Jeremiah 51:16
When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Nahum 1:3-6
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. / He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. / The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. ...

Exodus 9:23-29
So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. / Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree. ...

1 Samuel 12:16-18
Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes. / Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” / So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

1 Kings 19:11-12
Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.

Matthew 8:26-27
“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

Mark 4:39-41
Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

Luke 8:24-25
The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

John 12:28-29
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” / The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.


Treasury of Scripture

God thunders marvelously with his voice; great things does he, which we cannot comprehend.

thundereth

2 Samuel 22:14,15
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice…

great

Job 5:9
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

Job 9:10
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.

Job 11:7
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

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1. God is to be feared because of his great works
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God thunders wondrously with His voice;
This phrase emphasizes the power and majesty of God's voice, often depicted in Scripture as thunderous and awe-inspiring. In the context of Job, this imagery reflects God's sovereignty and authority over creation. The thunderous voice of God is reminiscent of the theophany at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16-19), where God's presence was accompanied by thunder and lightning, signifying His holiness and power. The use of "thunders" also connects to Psalm 29, where the voice of the Lord is described as powerful and full of majesty, breaking cedars and shaking the wilderness. This imagery serves to remind believers of God's ultimate control over nature and His ability to communicate His will through creation.

He does great things we cannot comprehend.
This phrase highlights the mystery and incomprehensibility of God's actions and purposes. Throughout the Book of Job, the theme of human limitation in understanding God's ways is prevalent. Job's friends attempt to explain his suffering through human reasoning, but God's response underscores that His ways are higher than human ways (Isaiah 55:8-9). The "great things" God does are often beyond human understanding, as seen in the creation narrative (Genesis 1) and the miracles throughout the Bible, such as the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14) and the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:5-6). This phrase encourages believers to trust in God's wisdom and sovereignty, even when His actions are beyond human comprehension, pointing to the ultimate mystery of God's redemptive plan through Christ, which was hidden for ages but revealed in the New Testament (Ephesians 3:9-11).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Job
A man of great faith and patience, who endured immense suffering and sought understanding of God's ways.

2. Elihu
A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective on God's majesty and justice.

3. God
The Almighty Creator, whose power and wisdom are beyond human understanding.

4. Heavenly Realm
The domain from which God speaks and acts, demonstrating His sovereignty over creation.

5. Nature
The natural world, which serves as a testament to God's power and majesty.
Teaching Points
The Majesty of God's Voice
God's voice is not only powerful but also wondrous, reflecting His divine majesty and authority over all creation.

The Incomprehensibility of God's Works
We are reminded that God's actions and plans are beyond human understanding, calling us to trust in His wisdom and sovereignty.

Humility Before God
Recognizing our limited understanding should lead us to a posture of humility and reverence before God.

Trust in God's Sovereignty
Even when we cannot comprehend His ways, we can trust that God is doing great things for His purposes and glory.

Nature as a Testament to God's Power
Observing the natural world can deepen our appreciation for God's creative power and His ongoing involvement in the world.Verse 5. - God thundereth marvellously with his voice. In finishing off his description of the thunderstorm, Elihu dwells upon its marvellousness. Each step in the entire process is strange and wonderful, beyond man's comprehension; and the lesson to be drawn from the consideration of the whole series of phenomena is that great things doeth he (i.e. God), which we cannot comprehend. Even after all that has been done of late years to advance the science of meteorolegy, it cannot be said that the rationale of storms is fully grasped by the scientific intellect

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
God
אֵ֣ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

thunders
יַרְעֵ֤ם (yar·‘êm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7481: To tumble, be violently agitated, to crash, to irritate

wondrously
נִפְלָא֑וֹת (nip̄·lā·’ō·wṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 6381: To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful

with His voice;
בְּ֭קוֹלוֹ (bə·qō·w·lōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

He does
עֹשֶׂ֥ה (‘ō·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

great things
גְ֝דֹל֗וֹת (ḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

we cannot
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

comprehend.
נֵדָֽע׃ (nê·ḏā‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know


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