Job 37
1 At this, my heart became frightened, and it has been moved from its place.
Indeed, my heart trembles at this; it is moved out of its place.
2 Pay close attention to the alarm of his voice and to the sound that proceeds from his mouth.
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out from his mouth.
3 He beholds everything under the heavens, and his light reaches beyond the ends of the earth.
He sends it out under the whole sky, and he sends out his lightning to the edges of the earth.
4 After this, a noise will sound; he will thunder with the voice of his greatness, and it will not be tracked down, yet his voice will be obeyed.
A voice roars after it; he thunders with the voice of his majesty; he does not restrain the lightning bolts when his voice is heard.
5 God will thunder with his voice miraculously, for he performs great and unsearchable things.
God thunders marvelously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
6 He commands the snow to descend on earth, and the winter rains, and the shower of his strength.
For he says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth'; likewise to the rain shower, 'Become a great shower of rain.'
7 He signs the hand of all men, so that each one may know his works.
He stops the hand of every man from working, so that all people whom he has made may see his deeds.
8 The beast will enter his hiding-place, and he will remain in his cave.
Then the beasts go into hiding and stay in their dens.
9 From the interior, a storm will come forth, and a cold winter from the north.
The storm comes from its chamber in the south and the cold from the scattering winds in the north.
10 As God breathes out, frost forms, and the waters are poured forth very widely again.
By the breath of God ice is given; the expanse of the waters is frozen like metal.
11 Crops desire clouds, and the clouds scatter their light.
Indeed, he weighs down the thick cloud with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.
12 It shines all around, wherever the will of him that governs them will lead, to anywhere he will command, over the whole face of the earth,
He swirls the clouds around by his guidance, so that they may do whatever he commands them above the surface of the whole world.
13 whether in one tribe, or in his own region, or in whatever place of his mercy that he will order them to be found.
He makes all of this happen; sometimes it happens for correction, sometimes for his land, and sometimes as acts of covenant faithfulness.
14 Listen to these things, Job. Stand up and consider the wonders of God.
Listen to this, Job; stop and think about God's marvelous deeds.
15 Do you know when God ordered the rains, so as to show the light of his clouds?
Do you know how God establishes the clouds and makes the lightning bolts to flash in them?
16 Do you know the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect sciences?
Do you understand the floating of the clouds, the marvelous deeds of God, who is perfect in knowledge?
17 Are not your garments hot, when the south wind blows across the land?
Do you understand how your garments become hot when the land is still because the wind comes from the south?
18 Perhaps you have made the heavens with him, which are very solid, as if they had been cast from brass.
Can you spread out the sky as he can— the sky, which is as strong as a mirror of cast metal?
19 Reveal to us what we should say to him, for, of course, we are wrapped in darkness.
Teach us what we should say to him, for we cannot lay out our arguments in order because of the darkness of our minds.
20 Who will explain to him the things that I am saying? Even while a man is still speaking, he will be devoured.
Should he be told that I wish to speak with him? Would a person wish to be swallowed up?
21 Although they do not see the light, the air will be thickened suddenly into clouds, and the wind, passing by, will drive them away.
Now, people cannot look at the sun when it is bright in the sky after the wind has passed through and has cleared it of its clouds.
22 Riches arrive from the north, and fearful praise reaches out to God.
Out of the north comes golden splendor— over God is fearsome majesty.
23 We are not worthy to be able to find him. Great in strength, great in judgment, great in justice: he is indescribable.
As for the Almighty, we cannot find him! He is great in power; he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.
24 Therefore, men will fear him, and all those who seem to themselves to be wise, will not dare to contemplate him.
Therefore, people fear him. He does not pay any attention to those who are wise in their own minds.”
