Job 37:2

2 Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.

Job 37:2 Meaning and Commentary

Job 37:2

Hear attentively the noise of his voice
Of the voice of God in the clouds; and of thunder, which is his voice, ( Job 40:9 ) . Elihu being affected with it himself, exhorts the company about him to hearken and listen to it, and learn something from it;

and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth:
as the former clause may have respect to loud thunder, a more violent crack or clap of it; so this may intend some lesser whispers and murmurs of it at a distance; or a rumbling noise in the clouds before they burst; since the word is sometimes used for private meditation. Now the voice of God, whether in his works of nature, or in the dispensations of his providence, or in his word; whether in the thunder of the law, or in the still sound of the Gospel, is to be attentively hearkened to; because it is the voice of God, the voice of the God of glory, majestic and powerful, and is attended with various effects; of which see ( Psalms 29:3-9 ) .

Job 37:2 In-Context

1 At this also my heart is troubled, and moved out of its place.

2 Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.

3 His dominion is under the whole heaven, and his light is at the extremities of the earth.

4 After him shall be a cry with a voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.

5 The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with his voice: for he has done great things which we knew not;