Verse 1. The Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind ] It is not hpws suphah, as in the preceding chapter, chap. xxxvii. 9; but hrws searah, which signifies something turbulent, tumultuous, or violently agitated; and here may signify what we call a tempest, and was intended to fill Job's mind with solemnity, and an awful sense of the majesty of God. The Chaldee has, a whirlwind of grief, making the whole rather allegorical than real; impressing the scene on Job's imagination.
