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Job 37:2–5

Keep listening to the thunder of his voice

and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

Under the whole heaven he lets it go,

and his ilightning to the jcorners of the earth.

After it khis voice roars;

lhe thunders with his majestic voice,

and he does not restrain the lightnings1 when his voice is heard.

God thunders wondrously with his voice;

he does mgreat things that we cannot ncomprehend.

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Job 37:2–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice,

to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven

and sends it to the ends of the earth.

After that comes the sound of his roar;

he thunders with his majestic voice.

When his voice resounds,

he holds nothing back.

God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways;

he does great things beyond our understanding.

Job 37:2–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Hear attentively the noise of his voice,

And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

He directeth it under the whole heaven,

And his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

After it a voice roareth:

He thundereth with the voice of his excellency;

And he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

God thundereth marvellously with his voice;

Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:2–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice

as it rolls from his mouth.

It rolls across the heavens,

and his lightning flashes in every direction.

Then comes the roaring of the thunder—

the tremendous voice of his majesty.

He does not restrain it when he speaks.

God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.

We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.

Job 37:2–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Hear attentively the thunder of His voice,

And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.

He sends it forth under the whole heaven,

His lightning to the ends of the earth.

After it a voice roars;

He thunders with His majestic voice,

And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.

God thunders marvelously with His voice;

He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:2–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Listen! Listen to the thunder of God’s voice

and to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

He turns his lightning loose under the whole sky

and sends it to the farthest parts of the earth.

After that you can hear the roar

when he thunders with a great sound.

He does not hold back the flashing

when his voice is heard.

God’s voice thunders in wonderful ways;

he does great things we cannot understand.

Job 37:2–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice,

And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven,

And his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

After it a voice roareth;

He thundereth with the voice of his majesty;

And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heard

God thundereth marvellously with his voice;

Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:2–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth. He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard. •God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.

Job 37:2–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Listen! Listen to the roar of God’s voice, 

to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. 

He flashes his lightning everywhere under heaven. 

His light flashes to the ends of the earth. 

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. 

God’s voice thunders in miraculous ways. 

It does great things that we cannot understand. 

Job 37:2–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Just listen to His thunderous voice

and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.

He lets it loose beneath the entire sky;

His lightning to the ends of the earth.

Then there comes a roaring sound;

God thunders with His majestic voice.

He does not restrain the lightning

when His rumbling voice is heard.

God thunders marvelously with His voice;

He does great things that we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:2–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Listen, listen to the thunder of his voice

and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

Under the whole heaven he lets it loose,

and his lightning to the corners of the earth.

After it his voice roars;

he thunders with his majestic voice

and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.

God thunders wondrously with his voice;

he does great things that we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:2–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Listen carefully to his voice’s thunder

and the rumbling that goes out from his mouth.

He lets it loose under all the heavens,

and his lightning to the earth’s corners.

After it, his voice roars;

it thunders with his majestic voice,

and he does not restrain it when his voice is heard.

“God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways;

he does great things, and we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:2–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice!

Listen to the thunder that comes from him!

He sends his lightning across the sky.

It reaches from one end of the earth to the other.

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.

God’s voice thunders in wonderful ways.

We’ll never understand the great things he does.

Job 37:2–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Listen closely to the thunder of His voice,

And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.

Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,

And His lightning to the ends of the earth.

After it, a voice roars;

He thunders with His majestic voice,

And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.

God thunders with His voice wondrously,

Doing great things which we cannot comprehend.


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