Job 37
1 “Also, my heart trembles at this, And it moves from its place.
Yea, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.
2 Listen diligently to the trembling of His voice, Indeed, the sound goes forth from His mouth.
Hear, O, hear the noise of his voice, and the sound that goes out of his mouth.
3 He directs it under the whole heavens, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.
He sends it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.
4 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.
After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
5 God thunders with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we do not know.
God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
6 For He says to snow: Be [on] the earth. And the small rain and great rain of His power.
For he says to the snow, Fall thou on the earth, likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.
7 Into the hand of every man he seals, For the knowledge by all men of His work.
He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know it.
8 And the beast enters into [its] lair, And it continues in its habitations.
Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.
9 From the inner chamber comes a windstorm, And from scatterings winds—cold,
Out of the chamber of the south comes the storm, and cold out of the north.
10 From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is constricted,
By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is narrowed.
11 Indeed, by filling He presses out a cloud, [and] His light scatters a cloud.
Yea, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning,
12 And it is turning itself around by His counsels, For their doing all He commands them, On the face of the habitable earth.
and it is turned round about by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them upon the face of the habitable world.
13 Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness—He causes it to come.
He causes it to come, whether it be for correction, or for his land, or for loving kindness.
14 Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.
Hearken to this, O Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you know when God places them, And caused the light of His cloud to shine?
Do thou know how God lays his charge upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16 Do you know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?
Do thou know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 How your garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
How thy garments are warm when the earth is still because of the south wind?
18 You have made an expanse with Him For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!
Can thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?
19 Let us know what we say to Him, We do not set in array because of darkness.
Teach us what we shall say to him. We cannot set in array because of darkness.
20 Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man has spoken, surely he is swallowed up.
Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
21 And now, they have not seen the light, It [is] bright in the clouds, And the wind has passed by and cleanses them.
And now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.
22 It comes from the golden north, Fearful splendor [is] beside God.
Out of the north comes golden splendor. God has upon him awesome majesty.
23 The Mighty! We have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He does not answer! And abundant in righteousness,
O the Almighty, we cannot find him out. He is excellent in power. And in justice and abundant righteousness he will not afflict.
24 Therefore men fear Him, He does not see any of the wise of heart.”
Men therefore fear him. He does not regard any who are wise of heart.
