Job 37
1 At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.
At this my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
2 Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.
He beholdeth under all the heavens, and his light is upon 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.
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.
5 God thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.
God shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great and unsearchable things.
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.
He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength.
7 With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.
He sealeth up the hand of all men, that every one may know his works.
8 Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.
Then the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his den.
9 The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.
Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north.
10 At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.
When God bloweth there cometh frost, and again the waters are poured out abundantly.
11 He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.
Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their light:
12 And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:
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:
13 Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
Whether in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever of his mercy he shall command them to be found.
14 Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.
Hearken to these things, Job: Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds?
16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?
Knowest thou the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect knowledges?
17 Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?
18 Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?
Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.
19 Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.
Shew us what we may say to him: for we are wrapped up in darkness.
20 Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?
Who shall tell him the things I speak? even if a man shall speak, he shall be swallowed up.
21 And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.
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.
22 The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.
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.
We cannot find him worthily: he is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable.
24 Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.
Therefore men shall fear him, and all that seem to themselves to be wise, shall not dare to behold him.
