Job 37 · Verse 1

Job 37:1

At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
Job 37:1, King James Version

Job 37:1 in other translations

BSB“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
WEB“Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.
ASVYea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.
YLTAlso, at this my heart trembleth, And it moveth from its place.
DARBYAye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:
BBEAt this my heart is shaking; it is moved out of its place.
WebsterAt this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.

What does Job 37:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Job 37:1-24. 1. At this--when I hear the thundering of the Divine Majesty. Perhaps the storm already had begun, out of which God was to address Job (Job 38:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Elihu continues to set forth the wisdom and omnipotence of God, as manifested in the thunder and lightning, Job 37:1-5; in the snows and frosts, Job 37:6-8; in various meteors; and shows the end for which they are sent, Job 37:9-13. Job is exhorted to consider the wondrous works of God in the light, in the clouds, in the winds, in heat and cold, in the formation of the heavens, and in the changes of the atmosphere, Job 37:14-22. The perfections of God, and how he should be reverenced by his creatures, Job 37:23, Job 37:24. Verse 1 My heart trembleth - This is what the Septuagint has anticipated; see under Job 36:28 (note). A proper consideration of God's majesty in the thunder and lightning is enough to appall the stoutest heart, confound the wisest mind, and fill all with humility and devotion. This, to the middle of Job 37:5, should be added to the preceding chapter, as it is a continuation of the account of the thunder and lightning given at the conclusion of that chapter. Our present division is as absurd as it is unfortunate.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 37:1-13
The changes of the weather are the subject of a great deal of our thoughts and common talk; but how seldom do we think and speak of these things, as Elihu, with a regard to God, the director of them! We must notice the glory of God, not only in the thunder and lightning, but in the more common and less awful changes of the weather; as the snow and rain. Nature directs all creatures to shelter themselves from a storm; and shall man only be unprovided with a refuge? Oh that men would listen to the voice of God, who in many ways warns them to flee from the wrath to come; and invites them to accept his salvation, and to be happy. The ill opinion which men entertain of the Divine direction, peculiarly appears in their murmurs about the weather, though the whole result of the year proves the folly of their complaints. Believers should avoid this; no days are bad as God makes them, though we make many bad by our sins. (Job 37:14-20)

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Job 37:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַף\־'af-alsoH637
לְ֭זֹאתLe.zotto thisH2063
יֶחֱרַ֣דye.che.Radit tremblesH2729
לִבִּ֑יli.Biheart myH3820
וְ֝יִתַּ֗רve.yi.Tarso it may leapH5425
מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ\׃mi.me.ko.Mofrom place itsH4725

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 37:1

  • Psalms 119:120

    My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

  • Habakkuk 3:16

    When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

  • Matthew 28:2-4

    And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

  • Acts 16:29

    Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

  • Job 4:14

    Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

  • Job 21:6

    Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

  • Psalms 89:7

    God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

  • Daniel 10:7-8

    And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

  • Jeremiah 5:22

    Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  • Exodus 19:16

    And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.

  • Acts 16:26

    And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

  • Job 38:1

    Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 God is to be feared because of his great works.
15 His wisdom is unsearchable in them.

4:14; 21:6; 38:1; Ex 19:16; Ps 89:7; 119:120; Jer 5:22; Da 10:7,8
Hab 3:16; Mt 28:2-4; Ac 16:26,29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 37:1

    At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

  • Job 37:2

    Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

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Job 37:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		A ESTO también se espanta mi corazón, y salta de su lugar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		À cause de cela aussi mon cœur tremble, et tressaille comme s’il sortait de sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ja, darüber erzittert mein Herz und bebt auf von seiner Stelle.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Super hoc expavit cor meum, et emotum est de loco suo.