Job 37
1 At this my heart is shaking; it is moved out of its place.
Yea, at this, my heart quaketh, and starteth up out of its place.
2 Give ear to the rolling noise of his voice; to the hollow sound which goes out of his mouth.
Hear! oh hear! the raging of his voice, A growling sound also, out of his mouth, goeth forth;
3 He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.
Under the whole heavens, he letteth it loose, His lightning also, unto the wings of the earth;
4 After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.
After it, roareth a voice, He thundereth with his voice of majesty, Nor will he hold them back, when his voice is heard.
5 He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;
GOD thundereth with his voice, wonderfully, Doing great things, which we cannot know;
6 For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.
For, to the snow, he saith, Fall earthwards, —Also to the downpour of rain, yea the downpour of his mighty rains.
7 He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.
On the hand of every man, he setteth a seal, that all men may take note of his doing.
8 Then the beasts go into their holes, and take their rest.
So then the wild-beast hath gone into covert, and, in its lairs, doth it remain.
9 Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.
Out of a chamber cometh a storm-wind, and, out of the north, cold.
10 By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.
By the breath of GOD, is given—frost, and, the breadth of waters, is congealed;
11 The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;
Also, with moisture, burdeneth he the thick cloud, He disperseth his lightning-cloud;
12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,
Yea, the same, in circles, turneth itself to and fro, by his steering them to their work, whithersoever he commandeth them, over the face of the world, towards the earth.
13 For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.
Whether, as a rod, or for his earth, or in lovingkindness, he causeth it to come.
14 Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.
Give thou ear unto this, O Job, Stay, and consider well the wonders of GOD: —
15 Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?
Canst thou got to know of GOD’S giving charge over them, or of the causing of the lightning of his cloud to shine forth?
16 Have you knowledge of the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of him who has all wisdom?
Canst thou get to know concerning the poisings of the thick cloud, the wonders of one who is perfect in knowledge?
17 You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,
That thy garments should be hot when he quieteth the earth from the south?
18 Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?
Didst thou spread out, with him, the skies, strong as a molten mirror?
19 Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.
Let us know what we shall say to him, We cannot set in order, by reason of darkness.
20 How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?
Shall it be declared to him—that I would speak? Were any man to say aught, he might he destroyed?
21 And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.
Yet, now, men see not the light, bright though it is in the skies, when, a wind, hath passed over, and cleansed them.
22 A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.
Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:
23 There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.
The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour, —Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken.
24 For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.
Therefore, do men revere him, He will not regard any who are wise in heart.
