Job 37:7
He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
Job 37:7 in other translations
| BSB | He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work. |
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| WEB | He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know it. |
| ASV | He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know it. |
| YLT | Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work. |
| DARBY | He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. |
| BBE | He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work. |
| Webster | He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. |
What does Job 37:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Job 37:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 37:7
- Psalms 111:2
The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
- Psalms 109:27
That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it.
- Job 9:7
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
- Psalms 64:9
And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
- Isaiah 5:12
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.
- Job 12:14
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
- Ecclesiastes 8:17
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
- Job 36:24
Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
- Job 5:12
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
- Isaiah 26:11
Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
- Psalms 92:4
For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
- Psalms 46:8
Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
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Context
- Job 37:6
For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
- Job 37:7
He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
- Job 37:8
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
Job 37:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así hace retirarse á todo hombre, para que los hombres todos reconozcan su obra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il met un sceau sur la main de tout homme, afin que tous les hommes connaissent son œuvre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er lähmt die Hand eines jeden Menschen, damit alle Menschen sein Werk kennen lernen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui in manu omnium hominum signat, ut noverint singuli opera sua. |