Job 37
1 At this my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
“Also, my heart trembles at this, And it moves from its place.
2 Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh out of his mouth.
Listen diligently to the trembling of His voice, Indeed, the sound goes forth from His mouth.
3 He beholdeth under all the heavens, and his light is upon the ends of the earth.
He directs it under the whole heavens, And its light [is] over the skirts 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.
A voice roars after it—He thunders with the voice of His excellence, And He does not hold them back, When His voice is heard.
5 God shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great and unsearchable things.
God thunders with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we do not know.
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 snow: Be [on] the earth. And the small rain and great rain of His power.
7 He sealeth up the hand of all men, that every one may know his works.
Into the hand of every man he seals, For the knowledge by all men of His work.
8 Then the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his den.
And the beast enters into [its] lair, And it continues in its habitations.
9 Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north.
From the inner chamber comes a windstorm, And from scatterings winds—cold,
10 When God bloweth there cometh frost, and again the waters are poured out abundantly.
From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is constricted,
11 Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their light:
Indeed, by filling He presses out a cloud, [and] His light scatters a cloud.
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:
And it is turning itself around by His counsels, For their doing all He commands them, On the face of the habitable 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 a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness—He causes it to come.
14 Hearken to these things, Job: Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Hear this, O Job, Stand 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 when God places them, And caused the light of His cloud to shine?
16 Knowest thou the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect knowledges?
Do you know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?
17 Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?
How your garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
18 Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.
You have made an expanse with Him For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!
19 Shew us what we may say to him: for we are wrapped up in darkness.
Let us know what we say to Him, We do not set in array because of darkness.
20 Who shall tell him the things I speak? even if a man shall speak, he shall be swallowed up.
Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man has spoken, surely he is 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.
And now, they have not seen the light, It [is] bright in the clouds, And the wind has passed by and cleanses them.
22 Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.
It comes from the golden north, Fearful splendor [is] beside God.
23 We cannot find him worthily: he is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable.
The Mighty! We have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He does not answer! And abundant in righteousness,
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, He does not see any of the wise of heart.”
