Job 37 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 At this also my heart is astonied, and moued out of his place. “At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place. “At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
2 Heare then the sounde of his voyce, & the noyse that goeth out of his mouth. Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the worlde. Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth. He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4 A roring voyce foloweth it: for his glorious maiestie geueth a thuder clappe, & he will not stay whe his voyce is heard. After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard. After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.
5 God thundreth marueylously with his voyce, great thinges doth he which we can not comprehend. God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend. God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
6 He commaundeth the snow, and it falleth vpon earth: he geueth the rayne a charge, and the showres haue their strength and fall downe. For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour. He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’
7 With the force of the rayne he shutteth men vp, that all men may knowe his workes. He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it. So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.
8 The beastes creepe into their dennes, and remaine in their places. Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.
9 Out of the south commeth the tempest, and colde out from the north winde. From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds.
10 At the breath of God the hoare frost is geuen, and the brode waters are frosen. By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast. The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.
11 He maketh the cloudes to labour in geuing moystnesse, and againe with his light he dryueth away the cloude. He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.
12 He turneth the heauens about by his gouernement, that they may do whatsoeuer he commaundeth them vpon the whole worlde. They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world. At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.
13 Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or to do good to them that seeke him. Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen. He brings the clouds to punish people, or to water his earth and show his love.
14 Hearken vnto this O Iob, stand still, and consider the wonderous workes of God. “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. “Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.
15 Didst thou know when God disposed them? & caused the light of his cloudes to shine? Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?
16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloudes, and the wonderous workes of him which is perfect in knowledge? Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge, Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
17 And how thy clothes are warme, when the lande is stil through the south winde? you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind? You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 Hast thou helped him to spreade out the heauens which are strong and bright as a loking glasse? Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror? can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
19 Teache vs what we shall saye vnto him: for we are vnmeete to frame our talke because of darkenesse. Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness. “Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
20 Shall it be tolde him what I saye? Shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed? Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up? Should he be told that I want to speak? Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
21 For men see not the light that shineth in the cloudes: but the winde passeth and cleanseth them. “And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them. Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
22 The faire weather commeth out of the north, the prayse thereof is to God who is terrible. Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty. Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty.
23 It is the almightie, we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundaunt in iustice: he afflicteth not. The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate. The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.
24 Let men therefore feare him: for there shall no man see him that is wyse in his owne conceit. Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.” Therefore, people revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart?”
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