Job 37

1 At this also my heart is troubled, and moved out of its place.

Yea, at this, my heart quaketh, and starteth up out of its place.

2 Hear you a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.

Hear! oh hear! the raging of his voice, A growling sound also, out of his mouth, goeth forth;

3 His dominion is under the whole heaven, and his light is at the extremities of the earth.

Under the whole heavens, he letteth it loose, His lightning also, unto the wings of the earth;

4 After him shall be a cry with a [loud] voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.

After it, roareth a voice, He thundereth with his voice of majesty, Nor will he hold them back, when his voice is heard.

5 The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with his voice: for he has done great things which we knew not;

GOD thundereth with his voice, wonderfully, Doing great things, which we cannot know;

6 commanding the snow, Be you upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might.

For, to the snow, he saith, Fall earthwards, —Also to the downpour of rain, yea the downpour of his mighty rains.

7 He seals up the hand of every man, that every man may know his own weakness.

On the hand of every man, he setteth a seal, that all men may take note of his doing.

8 And the wild beasts come in under the covert, and rest in [their] lair.

So then the wild-beast hath gone into covert, and, in its lairs, doth it remain.

9 Troubles come on out of the secret chambers, and cold from the mountain-tops.

Out of a chamber cometh a storm-wind, and, out of the north, cold.

10 And from the breath of the Mighty One he will send frost; and he guides the water in whatever way he pleases.

By the breath of GOD, is given—frost, and, the breadth of waters, is congealed;

11 And [if] a cloud obscures [what is] precious [to him], his light will disperse the cloud.

Also, with moisture, burdeneth he the thick cloud, He disperseth his lightning-cloud;

12 And he will carry round the encircling [clouds] by his governance, to [perform] their works: whatever he shall command them,

Yea, the same, in circles, turneth itself to and fro, by his steering them to their work, whithersoever he commandeth them, over the face of the world, towards the earth.

13 this has been appointed by him on the earth, whether for correction, [or] for his land, or if he shall find him [an object] for mercy.

Whether, as a rod, or for his earth, or in lovingkindness, he causeth it to come.

14 Listen to this, O Job: stand still, and be admonished of the power of the Lord.

Give thou ear unto this, O Job, Stay, and consider well the wonders of GOD: —

15 We know that god has disposed his works, having made light out of darkness.

Canst thou got to know of GOD’S giving charge over them, or of the causing of the lightning of his cloud to shine forth?

16 And he knows the divisions of the clouds, and the signal overthrows of the ungodly.

Canst thou get to know concerning the poisings of the thick cloud, the wonders of one who is perfect in knowledge?

17 But your robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land.

That thy garments should be hot when he quieteth the earth from the south?

18 Will you establish with him [foundations] for the ancient [heavens? they are] strong as a molten mirror.

Didst thou spread out, with him, the skies, strong as a molten mirror?

19 Therefore teach me, what shall we say to him? and let us cease from saying much.

Let us know what we shall say to him, We cannot set in order, by reason of darkness.

20 Have I a book or a scribe my me, that I may stand and put man to silence?

Shall it be declared to him—that I would speak? Were any man to say aught, he might he destroyed?

21 But the light is not visible to all: it shines afar off in the heavens, as that which is from him in the clouds.

Yet, now, men see not the light, bright though it is in the skies, when, a wind, hath passed over, and cleansed them.

22 From the [north] come the clouds shining like gold: in these great are the glory and honor of the Almighty;

Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:

23 and we do not find another his equal in strength: [as for] him that judges justly, do you not think that he listens?

The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour, —Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken.

24 Therefore men shall fear him; and the wise also in heart shall fear him.

Therefore, do men revere him, He will not regard any who are wise in heart.