Job 36:33

"He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark."

Key Reflection

In Job 36:33, the verse portrays God's control over nature, specifically lightning, illustrating His sovereign power. This imagery underscores that even natural phenomena are under God’s command and serve as a reminder of His authority and presence in the world.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The noise thereof showeth concerning it -The word “noise” here has been inserted by our translators as a version of the Hebrew word (רעוrê‛ô), and if the translators attached any idea to the language which they have used, it seems to have been that the noise attending the lightning, that is, the thunder, furnished an illustration of the power and majesty of God. But it is not possible to educe this idea from the original, and perhaps it is not possible to determine the sense of the passage. Herder renders it, “He pointeth out to them the wicked.” Prof.

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