Job 37
1 “Also, my heart trembles at this, And it moves from its place.
At this, my heart became frightened, and it has been moved from its place.
2 Listen diligently to the trembling of His voice, Indeed, the sound goes forth from His mouth.
Pay close attention to the alarm of his voice and to the sound that proceeds from his mouth.
3 He directs it under the whole heavens, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.
He beholds everything under the heavens, and his light reaches beyond 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 this, a noise will sound; he will thunder with the voice of his greatness, and it will not be tracked down, yet his voice will be obeyed.
5 God thunders with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we do not know.
God will thunder with his voice miraculously, for he performs great and unsearchable things.
6 For He says to snow: Be [on] the earth. And the small rain and great rain of His power.
He commands the snow to descend on earth, and the winter rains, and the shower of his strength.
7 Into the hand of every man he seals, For the knowledge by all men of His work.
He signs the hand of all men, so that each one may know his works.
8 And the beast enters into [its] lair, And it continues in its habitations.
The beast will enter his hiding-place, and he will remain in his cave.
9 From the inner chamber comes a windstorm, And from scatterings winds—cold,
From the interior, a storm will come forth, and a cold winter from the north.
10 From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is constricted,
As God breathes out, frost forms, and the waters are poured forth very widely again.
11 Indeed, by filling He presses out a cloud, [and] His light scatters a cloud.
Crops desire clouds, and the clouds scatter their light.
12 And it is turning itself around by His counsels, For their doing all He commands them, On the face of the habitable earth.
It shines all around, wherever the will of him that governs them will lead, to anywhere he will command, over the whole face of the earth,
13 Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness—He causes it to come.
whether in one tribe, or in his own region, or in whatever place of his mercy that he will order them to be found.
14 Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.
Listen to these things, Job. Stand up and consider the wonders of God.
15 Do you know when God places them, And caused the light of His cloud to shine?
Do you know when God ordered the rains, so as to show the light of his clouds?
16 Do you know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?
Do you know the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect sciences?
17 How your garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
Are not your garments hot, when the south wind blows across the land?
18 You have made an expanse with Him For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!
Perhaps you have made the heavens with him, which are very solid, as if they had been cast from brass.
19 Let us know what we say to Him, We do not set in array because of darkness.
Reveal to us what we should say to him, for, of course, we are wrapped in darkness.
20 Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man has spoken, surely he is swallowed up.
Who will explain to him the things that I am saying? Even while a man is still speaking, he will be devoured.
21 And now, they have not seen the light, It [is] bright in the clouds, And the wind has passed by and cleanses them.
Although they do not see the light, the air will be thickened suddenly into clouds, and the wind, passing by, will drive them away.
22 It comes from the golden north, Fearful splendor [is] beside God.
Riches arrive from the north, and fearful praise reaches out to God.
23 The Mighty! We have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He does not answer! And abundant in righteousness,
We are not worthy to be able to find him. Great in strength, great in judgment, great in justice: he is indescribable.
24 Therefore men fear Him, He does not see any of the wise of heart.”
Therefore, men will fear him, and all those who seem to themselves to be wise, will not dare to contemplate him.
