Job 37 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 At this also mine heart is astonied, & is mooued 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 the sound of his voyce, and 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 world. 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 After it a noyse soundeth: hee thundereth with the voyce of his maiestie, and hee will not stay them when 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 thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not. 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 For he sayth to the snowe, Be thou vpon the earth: likewise to the small rayne and to the great rayne of his power. 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 thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke. 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 Then the beastes go into the denne, 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 The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde 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 frost is giuen, & the breadth of the waters is made narrowe. 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 also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light. 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 And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth 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 of mercie, he causeth it to come. 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 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 Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? & caused the light of his cloud 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 cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite 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 Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet 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 stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten 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 Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes. 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 told him when I speake? Or 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 And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth 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 brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which 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, & aboundant 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 he will not regarde any that are wise in their 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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