Job 37:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

Rather, golden splendour. Maurer translates, gold. It is found in northern regions. But God cannot be 'found out,' because of His "majesty." Thus Job 28:1-28 corresponds; the English version is simpler.

The north - brightness is chiefly associated with it (note, Job 23:9). Here, perhaps, because the north wind clears the air (Proverbs 25:23). Thus this clause answers to the last of Job 37:21, as the second of this verse to the first of Job 37:21. Inverted parallelism. See Isaiah 14:13; Psalms 48:2, as to the association of the north with the Deity.

With God - rather, upon God, as a garment (Psalms 104:1-2).

Majesty - splendour.

Job 37:22

22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.