Job 37 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 At this also my heart pounds and leaps from its place. “At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place. “At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
2 Listen carefully to the thunder of his voice, to the rumbling that proceeds from 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 Under the whole heaven he lets it go, even his lightning to the far corners of the earth. 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 that a voice roars; he thunders with an exalted voice, and he does not hold back his lightning bolts when his voice 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 thunders with his voice in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. 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 to the snow he says, 'Fall to earth,' and to the torrential rains, 'Pour down.' 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 He causes everyone to stop working, so that all people may know his work. 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 wild animals go to their lairs, and in their dens they remain. Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.
9 A tempest blows out from its chamber, icy cold from the driving winds. 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 The breath of God produces ice, and the breadth of the waters freeze solid. 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 loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds. 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 The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world. 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 is for punishment for his land, or whether it is for mercy, he causes it to find its mark. 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 |Pay attention to this, Job! Stand still and consider the wonders God works. “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. “Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.
15 Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud? 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 Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who 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 You, whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind, 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 will you, with him, spread out the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal? 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 us what we should say to him. We cannot prepare a case because of the darkness. 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 Should he be informed that I want to speak? If a man speaks, surely he would be swallowed up! 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 But now, the sun cannot be looked at--it is bright in the skies--after a wind passed and swept the clouds away. “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 From the north he comes in golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty. 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 As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress. 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 Therefore people fear him, for he does not regard all the wise in heart.| 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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