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Job 37:2–3

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Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
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  1. Job 36:33Rank 1 from verse 2
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    33The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.

  2. Job 37:5Rank 2 from verse 2
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    5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

  3. Exodus 19:16–19Rank 3 from verse 2
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    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.

    17And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.

    18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

    19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

  4. Job 38:1Rank 4 from verse 2
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    1THEN the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

  5. Psalms 104:7Rank 5 from verse 2
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    7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

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  1. Job 38:13Rank 1 from verse 3
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    13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

  2. Matthew 24:27Rank 2 from verse 3
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    27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

  3. Isaiah 11:12Rank 3 from verse 3
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    12And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

  4. Psalms 97:4Rank 4 from verse 3
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    4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

  5. Psalms 77:13Rank 5 from verse 3
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    13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

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Job 37:2

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

noise

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Sense 1: An audible sound or collection of sounds. Sense 2: Figuratively, loud but ineffectual report or display. Sense 3: To spread by report.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sound

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Sense 1: Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message. Sense 2: As an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error. Sense 3: As a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Job 37:3

COMBINED MEANING

directeth

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Third-person singular present form of direct. Sense 1: To guide, order, or point. Sense 2: To instruct or teach.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ends

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Sense 1: Extremities, boundaries, conclusions, purposes, or results. Sense 2: Ceases or brings to a close.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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37:1AT this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

37:2Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

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37:3He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

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37:4After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

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