Job 37:20 · KJV
“Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.”
— Job 37:20
Teach us what we shall say unto him; {for} we cannot order {our speech} by reason of darkness.
And now {men} see not the bright light which {is} in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
Job 37 — Context
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, {which is} strong, {and} as a molten looking glass?
19Teach us what we shall say unto him; {for} we cannot order {our speech} by reason of darkness.
20Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
21And now {men} see not the bright light which {is} in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God {is} terrible majesty. {Fair...: Heb. Gold}
Cross References
Psalms 139:4
For {there is} not a word in my tongue, {but}, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Job 6:3
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. {my words...: that is, I want words to express my grief}
Matthew 12:36-37
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Job 11:7-8
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?