Job 37
1 At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.
Indeed, my heart trembles at this; it is moved out of its place.
2 Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out from his mouth.
3 He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.
He sends it out under the whole sky, and he sends out his lightning to the edges 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 majesty; he does not restrain the lightning bolts when his voice is heard.
5 God thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.
God thunders marvelously with his voice; he does great things that 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'; likewise to the rain shower, 'Become a great shower of rain.'
7 With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.
He stops the hand of every man from working, so that all people whom he has made may see his deeds.
8 Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.
Then the beasts go into hiding and stay in their dens.
9 The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.
The storm comes from its chamber in the south and the cold from the scattering winds in the north.
10 At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.
By the breath of God ice is given; the expanse of the waters is frozen like metal.
11 He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.
Indeed, he weighs down the thick cloud with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.
12 And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:
He swirls the clouds around by his guidance, so that they may do whatever he commands them above the surface of the whole world.
13 Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
He makes all of this happen; sometimes it happens for correction, sometimes for his land, and sometimes as acts of covenant faithfulness.
14 Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.
Listen to this, Job; stop and think about God's marvelous deeds.
15 Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
Do you know how God establishes the clouds and makes the lightning bolts to flash in them?
16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?
Do you understand the floating of the clouds, the marvelous deeds of God, who is perfect in knowledge?
17 Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
Do you understand how your garments become hot when the land is still because the wind comes from the south?
18 Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?
Can you spread out the sky as he can— the sky, which is as strong as a mirror of cast metal?
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, for we cannot lay out our arguments in order because of the darkness of our minds.
20 Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?
Should he be told that I wish to speak with him? Would a person wish 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, people cannot look at the sun when it is bright in the sky after the wind has passed through and has cleared it of its clouds.
22 The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
Out of the north comes golden splendor— over God is fearsome majesty.
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.
As for the Almighty, we cannot find him! He is great in power; he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.
24 Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.
Therefore, people fear him. He does not pay any attention to those who are wise in their own minds.”
