Job 37:1-13 ▼

1 “At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place.

2 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.

3 Under the whole heaven He lets it loose, And His lightning to the ends of the earth.

4 After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.

5 God thunders with His voice marvelously, Doing great things which we do not know.

6 For to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ And to the downpour of rain and the downpour of rains, ‘Be strong.’

7 He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work.

8 Then the beast goes into its lair And dwells in its den.

9 Out of the south comes the storm, And out of the north the cold.

10 From the breath of God ice is made, And the expanse of the waters is frozen.

11 Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud; He scatters the cloud of His lightning.

12 It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.

13 Whether for correction, or for His world, Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.