Job 37
1 “At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
At this my heart trembleth, And leapeth out of its place.
2 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
Hear, O hear, the thunder of his voice, And the noise which goeth forth from his mouth!
3 He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
He directeth it under the whole heaven, And his lightning to 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 the thunder roareth; He thundereth with his voice of majesty, And restraineth it not, when his voice is heard.
5 God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
God thundereth with his voice marvellously; 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, “Be thou on the earth!” To the shower also, even the showers of his might.
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 acknowledge him.
8 The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
Then the beasts go into dens, And abide in their caverns.
9 The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
Out of the south cometh the whirlwind, 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 formed, And the broad waters become narrow,
11 He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
Yea, with moisture he burdeneth the clouds; He spreadeth abroad his lightning-clouds.
12 They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
They move about by his direction, To execute all his commands throughout the world;
13 Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
Whether he cause them to come for punishment, Or for the land, or for mercy.
14 Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
Give ear to 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 when God gave commandment to them, And caused the lightning of his cloud to flash?
16 Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
Dost thou understand the balancing of the clouds, The wondrous works of Him that is perfect in knowledge?
17 You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
How thy garments become warm, When he maketh the earth still by the south wind?
18 can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
Canst thou like him spread out the sky, Which is firm like 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 to him! For we cannot set in order our words 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? Shall a man speak, that he may be consumed?
21 Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
For now men do not look upon the light, When it is bright in the skies, When the wind hath passed over them, and made them clear.
22 Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
From the north cometh gold; But with 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, we cannot find him out; Great is he in power and justice, Abundant in righteousness; he doth not oppress.
24 Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
Therefore let men fear him! Upon none of the wise in heart will he look.
