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Job 38:1

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

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

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

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7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּֽעַן־vai.ya.'an-and he answeredH6030 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovJobH347 →
מִ֥ן׀minfromH4480 →
הַסְּעָרָ֗הha.se.'a.rahthe tempestH5591 →
וַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.Marand he saidH559 →

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Job 40:6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:Exodus 19:16–19On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.Job 37:1–2“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.2 Kings 2:11As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.1 Kings 19:11Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.Genesis 3:8Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.Ezekiel 1:4I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.Deuteronomy 4:11–12You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.Job 37:9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.2 Kings 2:1Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,Job 40:1And the LORD said to Job:Job 37:14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.Deuteronomy 5:22–24The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.Job 37:2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.Job 37:1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

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About Job

Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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