Job 37:4 — Compare Translations

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After it His voice roars; He thunders with the voice of His majesty, and He restrains not [His lightnings against His adversaries] when His voice is heard.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

After it His voice roars; He thunders with the voice of His majesty, and He restrains not [His lightnings against His adversaries] when His voice is heard.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.

English EASY 2024

After the lightning comes the sound of his voice. God roars like the great sound of thunder. When he speaks like that, the storm never stops.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

After the flashes of lightning you can hear his roaring voice. He thunders with his wonderful voice! And while his voice thunders, the lightning flashes continue.

After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then the roar of his voice is heard, the majestic sound of thunder, and all the while the lightning flashes.

English God's Word - GW 1995

It is followed by the roar of his voice. He thunders with his majestic voice. He doesn't hold the lightning back when his thunder is heard.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then there comes a roaring sound; God thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His [rumbling] voice is heard.

English KJV 1611

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, and He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Again his voice roars-- the majestic sound of his thunder.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Next comes the sound of his roaring thunder. He thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice fills the air, he doesn't hold anything back.

English NIV

After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

Then comes the roaring of the thunder--the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain the thunder when he speaks.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Afterwards comes the roaring of the thunder—the tremendous voice of his majesty.

English Tyndale 1537

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 an horrible sound,