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 travels to the ends of the earth.

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

5 “God thunders wondrously with His voice, Doing great things which we do not comprehend.

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

7 “He seals the hand of every person, So that all people may know His work.

8 “Then the animal goes into its lair And remains in its den.

9 “From the south comes the storm, And from the north wind the cold.

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

11 “He also loads the clouds with moisture; He disperses 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 earth, Or for goodness, He causes it to happen.