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King James Version

Job 25:2

Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Awe, Awesome;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   Peace, Spiritual;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Job;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Job, Book of;   Zophar;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Angelology;   Gabriel;   Michael;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Dominion and dread belong to him,the one who establishes harmony in his heights.
Hebrew Names Version
"Dominion and fear are with him; He makes shalom in his high places.
English Standard Version
"Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.
New Century Version
"God rules and he must be honored; he set up order in his high heaven.
New English Translation
"Dominion and awesome might belong to God; he establishes peace in his heights.
Amplified Bible
"Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes peace and order in His high places.
New American Standard Bible
"Dominion and awe belong to Him Who makes peace in His heights.
World English Bible
"Dominion and fear are with him; He makes peace in his high places.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Power and feare is with him, that maketh peace in his hie places.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Rule and dread belong to HimWho makes peace in His heights.
Berean Standard Bible
"Dominion and awe belong to Him; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.
Contemporary English Version
God is the one to fear, because God is in control and rules the heavens.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Dominion and fear belong to him; he makes peace in his high places.
Darby Translation
Dominion and fear are with him; he maketh peace in his high places.
Easy-to-Read Version
"God is the ruler. He makes people fear and respect him. He keeps peace in his kingdom above.
George Lamsa Translation
Dominion and reverence are with him, he has made peace in his heavens.
Lexham English Bible
"Domination and dread are with him who makes peace in his high heavens.
Literal Translation
Rule and fear are with Him. He makes peace in His high places.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Power & feare is with him aboue, that maketh peace (sittinge) in his hynesse,
American Standard Version
Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places.
Bible in Basic English
Rule and power are his; he makes peace in his high places.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Dominion and fear are with Him; He maketh peace in His high places.
King James Version (1611)
Dominion and feare are with him, hee maketh peace in his high places.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Is there power and feare with him aboue, that maketh peace sitting in his hyghnesse?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
What beginning or fear is his—even he that makes all things in the highest?
English Revised Version
Dominion and fear are with him; he maketh peace in his high places.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Power and drede is anentis hym, that is, God, that makith acordyng in hise hiye thingis.
Update Bible Version
Dominion and fear are with him; He makes peace in his high places.
Webster's Bible Translation
Dominion and fear [are] with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
New King James Version
"Dominion and fear belong to Him; He makes peace in His high places.
New Living Translation
"God is powerful and dreadful. He enforces peace in the heavens.
New Life Bible
"Power and fear belong to God. He keeps peace in His high places.
New Revised Standard
"Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Dominion and dread, are with him, who causeth prosperity among his lofty ones;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Power and terror are with him, who maketh peace in his high places.
Revised Standard Version
"Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.
Young's Literal Translation
The rule and fear [are] with Him, Making peace in His high places.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Dominion and awe belong to Him Who establishes peace in His heights.

Contextual Overview

1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. 3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? 4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? 5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. 6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Dominion: Job 9:2-10, Job 26:5-14, Job 40:9-14, 1 Chronicles 29:11, 1 Chronicles 29:12, Psalms 99:1-3, Jeremiah 10:6, Jeremiah 10:7, Daniel 4:34-37, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 1:20, Ephesians 1:21, Jude 1:25, Revelation 6:16

he maketh: Isaiah 57:15, Isaiah 57:19, Matthew 5:9, 2 Corinthians 5:18-21, Ephesians 2:16, Ephesians 2:17, Colossians 1:20

Reciprocal: Job 16:19 - on high Job 32:3 - because

Cross-References

Genesis 25:1
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
Genesis 25:4
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
Genesis 25:8
Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
Genesis 25:15
Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
Genesis 25:16
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
Genesis 25:17
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
Genesis 25:18
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 25:32
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
Genesis 25:33
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
Genesis 36:35
And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Dominion and fear [are] with him,.... Not with man, as Sephorno interprets it, as that with him is power to rule over the imagination (the evil figment of his heart) to choose the good, and refuse the evil; and with him is fear of punishment, and also the fear of God to restrain him from evil; but with God, as may easily be perceived from the whole context, though his name is not expressed in this clause, and not till Job 25:4; this dominion he is possessed of is universal; his kingdom rules over all, over all the angels, good and bad; over all men, over all the nations of the world, and the great men in it, the kings and princes of it; and over all, of every age, sex, and condition; and it is absolute and uncontrollable; he governs according to his will, and is not to be controlled in his ways; nor is he accountable to any for what he does, and his kingdom is an everlasting one, and his dominion for ever and ever: and by the fear that is with him is not meant actively, with which he fears; for he is afraid of none, be they ever so great and mighty, Job 22:4; but passively, with which he is feared; for holy and reverend is his name, and so his nature, and all that belong to him; he is feared by the angels in heaven, who cover their faces before him, and cast their crowns at his feet; and by the saints on earth, in whose assemblies he is served with reverence and godly fear; and should be stood in awe of by all the inhabitants of the world, because of the glory of his nature, the greatness of his works, and the goodness of his providence:

he maketh peace in his high places; in the high places of his earth, and among the great men of it, creating and commanding peace, and causing war among them to cease, whenever it is his pleasure; and in the regions of the air, where, though there are often thunder and lightning, storms and tempests of wind, hail, and rain, yet, when he says, Peace, be still, all is serene and quiet; and in the orbs of the heaven, the sun, moon, and stars, which know their appointed times and seasons, and keep their place or course, and do their work and office in the most easy and cheerful manner; and among the angels in the highest heaven, which are properly his high places, who, though their numbers are so great, and they themselves thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers, and have various offices and different work assigned them, readily do his will, and are in the utmost harmony and concord among themselves, show no reluctance to him, nor any discord to each other: now Bildad would have Job consider whether he could think himself so significant, that cognizance would be taken of him and his cause by so great, glorious, and majestic a thing; or that he would suffer his high places, where peace reigned, to be disturbed by his noise and brawl.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Dominion and fear are with him - That is, God has a right to rule, and he ought to be regarded with reverence. The object of Bildad is to show that He is so great and glorious that it is impossible that man should be regarded as pure in his sight. He begins, therefore, by saying, that he is a Sovereign; that he is clothed with majesty, and that he is worthy of profound veneration.

He maketh peace in his high places - “High places,” here refer to the heavenly worlds. The idea is, that he preserves peace and concord among the hosts of heaven. Numerous and mighty as are the armies of the skies, yet he keeps them in order and in awe. The object is to present an image of the majesty and power of that Being who thus controls a vast number of minds. The phrase does not necessarily imply that there had been variance or strife, and that then God had made peace, but that he preserved or kept them in peace.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 25:2. Dominion and fear are with him — God is an absolute sovereign; his fear is on all the hosts of heaven; and by his sovereignty he establishes and preserves order in the heavens, and among all the inhabitants of the eternal world: how canst thou, therefore, dare to appeal to him, or desire to appear before him?


 
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