Job 37

1 “Also, my heart trembles at this, And it moves from its place.

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

2 Listen diligently to the trembling of His voice, Indeed, the sound goes forth from His mouth.

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

3 He directs it under the whole heavens, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.

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

5 God thunders with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we do not know.

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

6 For He says to snow: Be [on] the earth. And the small rain and great rain of His power.

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

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 every man may know his own weakness.

8 And the beast enters into [its] lair, And it continues in its habitations.

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

9 From the inner chamber comes a windstorm, And from scatterings winds—cold,

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

10 From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is constricted,

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

11 Indeed, by filling He presses out a cloud, [and] His light scatters a cloud.

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

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

13 Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness—He causes it to come.

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.

14 Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.

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

15 Do you know when God places them, And caused the light of His cloud to shine?

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

16 Do you know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?

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

17 How your garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?

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

18 You have made an expanse with Him For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!

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

19 Let us know what we say to Him, We do not set in array because of darkness.

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

20 Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man has spoken, surely he is swallowed up.

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

21 And now, they have not seen the light, It [is] bright in the clouds, And the wind has passed by and cleanses them.

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

22 It comes from the golden north, Fearful splendor [is] beside God.

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

23 The Mighty! We have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He does not answer! And abundant in righteousness,

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

24 Therefore men fear Him, He does not see any of the wise of heart.”

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