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Job 37:22
Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Elihu addresses Job, describing the moment after a storm clears the sky and reveals the bright sun. He uses this visible atmospheric shift to introduce a description of God's approach.
The words — The Hebrew יֶאֱתֶה (ye'e-teh) literally means "it comes," paired with מִצְּפוֹן (mi-tzafon), "from the north." These terms anchor the verse's claim that God's visible approach originates from a specific direction.
The thread — This imagery of divine splendor and majesty echoes Psalms 104:1, where God is clothed in splendor and majesty, and aligns with Hebrews 12:29's description of God as a consuming fire. Jude 1:25 similarly attributes glory and majesty to God, extending the theme beyond the immediate context.
Why it lands — The text states that God approaches with golden splendor and awesome majesty, demanding recognition of His overwhelming power and justice. It requires the reader to acknowledge that divine authority operates beyond human reach and does not oppress.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
Cross-references
- Psalms 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Hebrews 12:29 “For our God is a consuming fire.”
- Jude 1:25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
- Job 40:10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
- Proverbs 25:23 As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
- Nahum 1:3 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.
- Habakkuk 3:3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Psalms 29:4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.