Job 37 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 “At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place. “At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place. “At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place.
2 Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth. He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
4 After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back. Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
5 God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend. God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
6 He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’ For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’ For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
7 So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor. He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work. He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it.
8 The animals take cover; they remain in their dens. The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.
9 The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds. The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
10 The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen. By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen. By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
11 He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them. He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
12 At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them. They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.
13 He brings the clouds to punish people, or to water his earth and show his love. Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion. Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen.
14 “Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders. Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God. “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash? Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash? Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16 Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge? Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders 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,
17 You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind, You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind, you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?
18 can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze? can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze? Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?
19 “Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness. Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness. Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
20 Should he be told that I want to speak? Would anyone ask to be swallowed up? Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up? Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
21 Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean. Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean. “And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.
22 Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty. Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him. Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.
23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress. The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress. The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
24 Therefore, people revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart?” Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.” Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”
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