Job 37
1 At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.
“Also, my heart trembles at this, And it moves from its place.
2 Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
Listen diligently to the trembling of His voice, Indeed, the sound goes forth from His mouth.
3 He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.
He directs it under the whole heavens, And its light [is] over the skirts 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.
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 thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.
God thunders with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we do not know.
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 snow: Be [on] the earth. And the small rain and great rain of His power.
7 With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.
Into the hand of every man he seals, For the knowledge by all men of His work.
8 Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.
And the beast enters into [its] lair, And it continues in its habitations.
9 The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.
From the inner chamber comes a windstorm, And from scatterings winds—cold,
10 At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.
From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is constricted,
11 He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.
Indeed, by filling He presses out a cloud, [and] His light scatters a cloud.
12 And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:
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 it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness—He causes it to come.
14 Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.
Hear this, O Job, Stand 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 when God places them, And caused the light of His cloud to shine?
16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?
Do you know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?
17 Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
How your garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
18 Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?
You have made an expanse with Him For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!
19 Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.
Let us know what we say to Him, We do not set in array because of darkness.
20 Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?
Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man has spoken, surely he is swallowed up.
21 And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.
And now, they have not seen the light, It [is] bright in the clouds, And the wind has passed by and cleanses them.
22 The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
It comes from the golden north, Fearful splendor [is] beside God.
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 Mighty! We have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He does not answer! And abundant in righteousness,
24 Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.
Therefore men fear Him, He does not see any of the wise of heart.”
