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Job 36:32-33
New English Translation
Job 36:32-33
New English Translation
32 With his hands[a] he covers[b] the lightning,
and directs it against its target.
33 [c] His thunder announces the coming storm,
the cattle also, concerning the storm’s approach.[d]
Footnotes
- Job 36:32 tn R. Gordis (Job, 422) prefers to link this word with the later Hebrew word for “arch,” not “hands.”
- Job 36:32 tn Because the image might mean that God grabs the lightning and hurls it like a javelin (cf. NLT), some commentators want to change “covers” to other verbs. Dhorme has “lifts” (נִשָּׂא [nissaʾ] for כִּסָּה [kissah]). This fit the idea of God directing the lightning bolts.
- Job 36:33 tn Peake knew of over thirty interpretations for this verse. The MT literally says, “He declares his purpose [or his shout] concerning it; cattle also concerning what rises.” Dhorme has it: “The flock which sniffs the coming storm has warned the shepherd.” Kissane: “The thunder declares concerning him, as he excites wrath against iniquity.” Gordis translates it: “His thunderclap proclaims his presence, and the storm his mighty wrath.” Many more could be added to the list.
- Job 36:33 tn The meaning of this verse is disputed; it may refer to cattle sensing the approaching storm.
New English Translation (NET)
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