KJV King James Version
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
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Job 37:5
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
WEB World English Bible
God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things, which we can’t comprehend.
ASV American Standard Version
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
God thundereth with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we know not.
Surrounding context — Job 37
2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou [on] the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
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Job 5:9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:Romans 11:33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!Isaiah 40:28Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding.Ecclesiastes 3:11He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.Job 9:10Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.Job 26:14Lo, these [are] parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?Job 36:26Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.Isaiah 40:21-22Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?Job 11:7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?2 Samuel 22:14-15The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
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