Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.
- KJV Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
- NKJV He comes from the north as golden splendor; With God is awesome majesty.
- NASB “From the north comes golden splendor; Around God is awesome majesty.
- NLT So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. He is clothed in dazzling splendor.
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Quick answer
Golden splendor comes out of the north, and around God is awesome majesty. Creation's grandeur points to the surpassing greatness of its Maker.
Overview
Elihu draws the eye to a gleaming sky and then upward to the terrifying majesty that surrounds God himself. The created splendor is only a faint shadow of the divine glory. This builds the sense of holy awe that climaxes when the LORD finally speaks.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Ps 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Heb 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
- Jude 1:25to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
- Job 40:10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
- 1 Chr 29:11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
- Prov 25:23As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
- Hab 3:3–19God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- Heb 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Nah 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.
- Mic 5:4He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
- Ps 68:7–8O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
- Isa 2:19Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Ps 93:1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
- Isa 2:10Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
- Ps 145:5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
- Ps 66:5Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
- Ps 76:12He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
- Ps 29:4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
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