Job 37
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1“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place.1“At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place.
2Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.2Keep listening 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.3Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners 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.4After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
5God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.5God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that 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 to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
7He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work.7He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it.
8The beasts go into dens, And remain in their lairs.8Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.
9From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind, And cold from the scattering winds of the north.9From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
10By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen.10By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
11Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; He scatters His bright clouds.11He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
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 turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.
13He causes it to come, Whether for correction, Or for His land, Or for mercy.13Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen.
14“Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.14“Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
15Do you know when God dispatches them, And causes the light of His cloud to shine?15Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16Do you know how the clouds are balanced, Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?16Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,
17Why are your garments hot, When He quiets the earth by the south wind?17you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of 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, hard as a cast metal mirror?
19“Teach us what we should say to Him, For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.19Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
20Should He be told that I wish to speak? If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up.20Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would 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.21“And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.
22He comes from the north as golden splendor; With God is awesome majesty.22Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.
23As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress.23The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
24Therefore men fear Him; He shows no partiality to any who are wise of heart.”24Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”
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Job 36
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