Parallel Verses New International Version See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea. King James Bible Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea. Darby Bible Translation Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea. World English Bible Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea. Young's Literal Translation Lo, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered, Job 36:30 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleHe spreadeth his light upon it - Or, as Mr. Good translates, "He throweth forth from it his flash." These two verses may both have an allusion to the sudden rarefaction of that part of the atmosphere whence the thunder proceeds, by the agency of the electric fluid; the rushing in of the air on each side to restore the equilibrium, which the passage of the fire had before destroyed. The noise produced by this sudden rushing in of the air, as well as that occasioned by the ignition of the hydrogen gas, which is one of the constituents of water, is the thunder of his tabernacle, viz., the atmosphere, where God appears, in such cases, to be manifesting his presence and his power. Elihu says that God spreadeth his light upon it. This is spoken in reference to the flashes and coruscations of lightning in the time of thunder storms, when, even in a dark night, a sudden flash illuminates for a moment the surface of the earth under that place. And covereth the bottom of the sea - He doth whatsoever it pleaseth him in the heavens above, in the earth beneath, in the sea, and in all deep places. Yea, the depths of the sea are as much under his control and influence as the atmosphere, and its whole collection of vapours, meteors, and galvanic and electric fluids. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge he and Psalm 104:5-9 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever... bottom. Heb. roots Library Whether by his Passion Christ Merited to be Exalted?Objection 1: It seems that Christ did not merit to be exalted on account of His Passion. For eminence of rank belongs to God alone, just as knowledge of truth, according to Ps. 112:4: "The Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens." But Christ as man had the knowledge of all truth, not on account of any preceding merit, but from the very union of God and man, according to Jn. 1:14: "We saw His glory . . . as it were of the only-Begotten of the Father, full of grace and of truth." … Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether the Old Law was from God? Divine Grace. Messiah's Easy Yoke Cross References Job 36:29 Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds, how he thunders from his pavilion? Job 36:31 This is the way he governs the nations and provides food in abundance. Jump to Previous Bathing Bottom Covered Covereth Covering Covers Depths Light Mist Mountains Roots Scatters Sea Spread Spreadeth Spreads Stretching TopsJump to Next Bathing Bottom Covered Covereth Covering Covers Depths Light Mist Mountains Roots Scatters Sea Spread Spreadeth Spreads Stretching TopsLinks Job 36:30 NIVJob 36:30 NLT Job 36:30 ESV Job 36:30 NASB Job 36:30 KJV Job 36:30 Bible Apps Job 36:30 Biblia Paralela Job 36:30 Chinese Bible Job 36:30 French Bible Job 36:30 German Bible Job 36:30 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |