Job 37
1 At this my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
2 Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh out of his mouth.
Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3 He beholdeth under all the heavens, and his light is upon the ends of the earth.
He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4 After it a noise shall roar, he shall thunder with the voice of his majesty, and shall not be found out, when his voice shall be heard.
Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
5 God shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great and unsearchable things.
God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
6 He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength.
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
7 He sealeth up the hand of all men, that every one may know his works.
He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
8 Then the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his den.
The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
9 Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north.
The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10 When God bloweth there cometh frost, and again the waters are poured out abundantly.
By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
11 Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their light:
He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12 Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole earth:
They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13 Whether in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever of his mercy he shall command them to be found.
Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
14 Hearken to these things, Job: Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
15 Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds?
Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
16 Knowest thou the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect knowledges?
Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.
can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
19 Shew us what we may say to him: for we are wrapped up in darkness.
Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.
20 Who shall tell him the things I speak? even if a man shall speak, he shall be swallowed up.
Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
21 But now they see not the light: the air on a sudden shall be thickened into clouds, and the wind shall pass and drive them away.
Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
22 Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.
Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23 We cannot find him worthily: he is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable.
The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
24 Therefore men shall fear him, and all that seem to themselves to be wise, shall not dare to behold him.
Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
