Job 37
1 At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.
“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
2 Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3 He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.
He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4 After it a noyse soundeth: hee thundereth with the voyce of his maiestie, and hee will not stay them when his voyce is 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 thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.
God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
6 For he sayth to the snowe, Be thou vpon the earth: likewise to the small rayne and to the great rayne of his power.
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
7 With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.
He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
8 Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.
The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
9 The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.
The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10 At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.
By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
11 He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.
He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12 And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:
They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13 Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
14 Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.
Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
15 Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?
Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?
can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
19 Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.
Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.
20 Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?
Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
21 And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.
Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
22 The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23 It is the Almightie: we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundant in iustice: he afflicteth not.
The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
24 Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.
Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
