King James Version

Job 37:22

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

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מִ֭צָּפוֹןmitsafonfrom northצָפוֹןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from north”, the ordinary formH6828properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).זָהָ֣בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.יֶֽאֱתֶ֑הyeetehcomeאָתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH857to arrive(be-, things to) come (upon), bring.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).נ֣וֹרָאnorafearיָרֵאverb, niphal, participle, construct — “fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).הֽוֹדhodbeautyהוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH1935grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.

Young’s Literal Translation

From the golden north it cometh, Beside God [is] fearful honour.

World English Bible

Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.

Darby Translation

From the north cometh gold; with God is terrible majesty.

Douay-Rheims

Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

From the north come the clouds shining like gold: in these great are the glory and honour of the Almighty;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ Βοῤῥᾶ νέφη χρυσαυγοῦντα, ἐπὶ τούτοις μεγάλη ἡ δόξα καὶ τιμὴ παντοκράτορος,