Job 37
1 “At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
2 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
Hear attentively the noise of His voice, and the sound that goeth out of His mouth.
3 He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and His lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4 Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; and He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.
5 God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
God thundereth marvellously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.
6 For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.
7 He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
He sealeth up the hand of every man, that all men whom He hath made may know it.
8 The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.
9 The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north.
10 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 breadth of the waters is straitened.
11 He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;
12 They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
And they are turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world:
13 Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
Whether it be for correction, or for His earth, or for mercy, that He cause it to come.
14 Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
Hearken unto this, O Job; stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
Dost thou know how God enjoineth them, and causeth the lightning of His cloud to shine?
16 Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
Thou whose garments are warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind;
18 can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
Canst thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?
19 Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.
Teach us what we shall say unto Him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
20 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? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
21 Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22 Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty.
23 The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, is excellent in power, yet to judgment and plenteous justice He doeth no violence.
24 Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
Men do therefore fear Him; He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
