| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place. | 1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place. |
| 2Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that comes from His mouth. | 2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. |
| 3He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth. | 3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. |
| 4After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard. | 4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. |
| 5God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. | 5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend. |
| 6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength. | 6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’ |
| 7He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work. | 7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work. |
| 8The beasts go into dens, And remain in their lairs. | 8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. |
| 9From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind, And cold from the scattering winds of the north. | 9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. |
| 10By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen. | 10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen. |
| 11Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; He scatters His bright clouds. | 11He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. |
| 12And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth. | 12They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. |
| 13He causes it to come, Whether for correction, Or for His land, Or for mercy. | 13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion. |
| 14“Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God. | 14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God. |
| 15Do you know when God dispatches them, And causes the light of His cloud to shine? | 15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash? |
| 16Do you know how the clouds are balanced, Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge? | 16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge? |
| 17Why are your garments hot, When He quiets the earth by the south wind? | 17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind, |
| 18With Him, have you spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror? | 18can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze? |
| 19“Teach us what we should say to Him, For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness. | 19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness. |
| 20Should He be told that I wish to speak? If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up. | 20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up? |
| 21Even now men cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies, When the wind has passed and cleared them. | 21Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean. |
| 22He comes from the north as golden splendor; With God is awesome majesty. | 22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him. |
| 23As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress. | 23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress. |
| 24Therefore men fear Him; He shows no partiality to any who are wise of heart.” | 24Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.” |
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