| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1"At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place. | 1My heart pounds at this and leaps from my chest. |
| 2"Listen closely to the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth. | 2Just listen to His thunderous voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. |
| 3"Under the whole heaven He lets it loose, And His lightning to the ends of the earth. | 3He lets it loose beneath the entire sky; His lightning to the ends of the earth. |
| 4"After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard. | 4Then there comes a roaring sound; God thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His rumbling voice is heard. |
| 5"God thunders with His voice wondrously, Doing great things which we cannot comprehend. | 5God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things that we cannot comprehend. |
| 6"For to the snow He says, 'Fall on the earth,' And to the downpour and the rain, 'Be strong.' | 6For He says to the snow, "Fall to the earth," and the torrential rains, His mighty torrential rains, |
| 7"He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work. | 7serve as His sign to all mankind, so that all men may know His work. |
| 8"Then the beast goes into its lair And remains in its den. | 8The wild animals enter their lairs and stay in their dens. |
| 9"Out of the south comes the storm, And out of the north the cold. | 9The windstorm comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. |
| 10"From the breath of God ice is made, And the expanse of the waters is frozen. | 10Ice is formed by the breath of God, and watery expanses are frozen. |
| 11"Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud; He disperses the cloud of His lightning. | 11He saturates clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. |
| 12"It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth. | 12They swirl about, turning round and round at His direction, accomplishing everything He commands them over the surface of the inhabited world. |
| 13"Whether for correction, or for His world, Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen. | 13He causes this to happen for punishment, for His land, or for His faithful love. |
| 14"Listen to this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God. | 14Listen to this, Job. Stop and consider God's wonders. |
| 15"Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine? | 15Do you know how God directs His clouds or makes their lightning flash? |
| 16"Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds, The wonders of one perfect in knowledge, | 16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonderful works of Him who has perfect knowledge? |
| 17You whose garments are hot, When the land is still because of the south wind? | 17You whose clothes get hot when the south wind brings calm to the land, |
| 18"Can you, with Him, spread out the skies, Strong as a molten mirror? | 18can you help God spread out the skies as hard as a cast metal mirror? |
| 19"Teach us what we shall say to Him; We cannot arrange our case because of darkness. | 19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness. |
| 20"Shall it be told Him that I would speak? Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up? | 20Should He be told that I want to speak? Can a man speak when he is confused? |
| 21"Now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind has passed and cleared them. | 21Now men cannot even look at the sun when it is in the skies, after a wind has swept through and cleared them away. |
| 22"Out of the north comes golden splendor; Around God is awesome majesty. | 22Yet out of the north He comes, shrouded in a golden glow; awesome majesty surrounds Him. |
| 23"The Almighty-- we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness. | 23The Almighty--we cannot reach Him-- He is exalted in power! He will not oppress justice and abundant righteousness, |
| 24"Therefore men fear Him; He does not regard any who are wise of heart." | 24Therefore, men fear Him. He does not look favorably on any who are wise in heart. |
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