Job 37
1 “Also, my heart trembles at this, And it moves from its place.
At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
2 Listen diligently to the trembling of His voice, Indeed, the sound goes forth from His mouth.
Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directs it under the whole heavens, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.
He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto 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 roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5 God thunders with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we do not know.
El thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, 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 saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
7 Into the hand of every man he seals, For the knowledge by all men of His work.
He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
8 And the beast enters into [its] lair, And it continues in its habitations.
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
9 From the inner chamber comes a windstorm, And from scatterings winds—cold,
Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: 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 El frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11 Indeed, by filling He presses out a cloud, [and] His light scatters a cloud.
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright 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 it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
13 Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness—He causes it to come.
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
14 Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.
Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of El.
15 Do you know when God places them, And caused the light of His cloud to shine?
Dost thou know when Eloah disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16 Do you know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which 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 he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
18 You have made an expanse with Him For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
19 Let us know what we say to Him, We do not set in array because of darkness.
Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason 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 speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be 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 see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22 It comes from the golden north, Fearful splendor [is] beside God.
Fair weather cometh out of the north: with Eloah is awesome majesty.
23 The Mighty! We have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He does not answer! And abundant in righteousness,
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
24 Therefore men fear Him, He does not see any of the wise of heart.”
Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
