Job 37 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Also at this my heart shall tremble, and it will leap 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 Hearing, hear ye, to the noise of his voice, and the growling going out 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 He will let it go free under all the heavens, and his light upon the wings 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 him a voice shall rear; he will thunder with the voice of his majesty: and he will not leave them behind when his voice shall be 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 will thunder with his voice of wonder, doing great things, and we shall not know. 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 will say to the snow, Be it on earth; and to the shower of rain, and to the shower of the rains of his strength. 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 will seal in the hand of every man, for all men to 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 And the beast shall go into the covert, and shall dwell in its habitation. Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.
9 From the chamber shall come forth the whirlwind, and cold from the scatterings. 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 From the breath of God ice will be given, and the breadth of the waters in being straitened. 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 Also by watering he will cast down the cloud: he will scatter the cloud 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 Being turned by his guidance to their doing all that he commanded them upon the face of the habitable globe of the earth. 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 If for the rod, if for his land, if for mercy, it shall find 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 Give ear to this, O Job: stand and consider the wonders 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 Shalt thou know in God's setting upon them, and he 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 Shalt thou know upon the poisings of the cloud, the wonders of the complete of knowledges? 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 That thy garments are warm in quieting the earth from the south? 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 Wilt thou spread out with him to the clouds, strong as the sight of a melted mass? 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 Make known to us what we shall say to him we shall not set in order from the face of 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 Shall it be recounted to him that I shall speak? If a man spake, then shall he be swallowed down. 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 now they saw not the bright light that is in the clouds: and the wind passed over and it will cleanse 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 From the north, gold shall come: upon God terrible 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 The Almighty we found not: great of power and judgment, and much justice, he will not afflict. 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 For this, men shall fear him: he will not see all the wise of 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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