Job 37

^{1 a} At the marueling of the thunder, and lightenings: whereby he declareth that the faithful are liuely touched with the majestie of God, when they beholde his workes.

^{2 !} Elihu proueth that the vnsearcheable wisdome of God is manifest by his workes.

^{2 b} That is, the thunder, whereby he speaketh to men to waken their dulnes and to bring them to the consideracion of his workes.

^{4 !} As by the thunders

^{4 c} Meaning, the raines and thunders.

^{6 !} The snowe

^{6 d} So that nether smale raine nor great, snowe nor anie thing else cometh without Gods appointment.

^{7 e} By raines & thunders God causeth men to kepe them selues within their houses.

^{9 !} The whirle winde

^{9 f} In Ebrew is is called the scatering winde, because it driueth away the cloudes & purgeth the ayre.

^{10 g} That is, is frosen vp and dryed.

^{11 h} Gather the vapours, and moue to & fro to water the earth.

^{11 !} And the rayne

^{11 i} That is, the cloude that hath lightening in it.

^{13 k} Raine, colde, heat, tempstes and suche like are sent of God, ether to punish man, or to profite the earth, or to declare his fauour toward man, as {Chap. 36,31}

^{15 l} That is, the lightning to breake forthe in the cloudes?

^{16 m} Which is some time changed into raine, or snowe, or haile or suche like.

^{17 n} Why thy clothes shulde kepe thee warme, when the South winde bloweth, rather then when anie other winde bloweth?

^{18 o} For their clearenes.

^{19 p} That is, our ignorance: signifying that Job was so presumpteous that he wolde controle the workes of God.

^{20 q} Hathe God nede that anie shulde tel him when man murmureth against him?

^{20 r} If God wolde destroye a man, shulde he repine?

^{21 s} The cloude stoppeth the shining of the sunne, that man can not se it til the winde haue chased away the cloude: and if man be not able to atteine to the knowledge of these things how much lesse of Gods judgements?

^{22 t} In Ebrewe, golde: meaning faire wether and cleare as golde.

^{23 u} Meaning, without cause.