Job 37
1 “Also, my heart trembles at this, And it moves from its place.
“My heart pounds [DOU] when [I think about] that.
2 Listen diligently to the trembling of His voice, Indeed, the sound goes forth from His mouth.
Listen, all of you, to the thunder, which is like God’s voice [DOU].
3 He directs it under the whole heavens, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.
He causes thunder to be heard all across the sky, and he causes lighting to flash to the most distant places on 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 [the lightning flashes], we hear the thunder which is like [MET] God’s majestic voice; he does not restrain the lightning when he speaks.
5 God thunders with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we do not know.
When God speaks, it is awesome, like thunder; he does amazing things which we cannot [fully] understand.
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 fall on the ground, and [sometimes] he causes it to rain very hard.
7 Into the hand of every man he seals, For the knowledge by all men of His work.
And [when God does that, ] it prevents people [SYN] from working, in order that all people may know that he is the one who has done that (OR, what he can do).
8 And the beast enters into [its] lair, And it continues in its habitations.
[When it rains, ] animals go into their hiding places, and they remain there [until the rain stops].
9 From the inner chamber comes a windstorm, And from scatterings winds—cold,
The storms/hurricanes come from the place [in the south where they start], and the cold wind comes from the north.
10 From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is constricted,
[In the (winter/cold season), the cold north wind is like] God’s breath [that] causes [MET] water to freeze; he causes the lakes/streams to become ice.
11 Indeed, by filling He presses out a cloud, [and] His light scatters a cloud.
God fills the clouds with moisture/hail, and lightning flashes from the clouds.
12 And it is turning itself around by His counsels, For their doing all He commands them, On the face of the habitable earth.
He guides the clouds and causes them to move back and forth in order that they may accomplish all that he commands them to do, all over the world.
13 Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness—He causes it to come.
Sometimes God sends rain to punish us, and sometimes he sends rain to show us that he acts kindly toward us.
14 Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.
“Job, listen to this; stop and think about the wonderful things that God does.
15 Do you know when God places them, And caused the light of His cloud to shine?
(Do you know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds?/We do not know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds.) [RHQ]
16 Do you know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?
Only God knows everything perfectly; so (do you know how he causes the clouds to (move/float) (amazingly/wonderfully) across the sky?/you certainly do not know how he causes the clouds to (move/float) (amazingly/wonderfully) across the sky!) [RHQ]
17 How your garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
No, you just sweat there in your clothes; [it is very oppressive] when the [hot] wind stops blowing from the south and [all the leaves on the trees] (become still/do not move).
18 You have made an expanse with Him For the clouds—strong as a hard mirror!
(Can you stretch out the skies like God does and make them as hard as [SIM] a sheet of polished brass?/You certainly cannot stretch out the skies like God does and make them as hard as [SIM] a sheet of polished brass!) [RHQ]
19 Let us know what we say to Him, We do not set in array because of darkness.
“Job, tell us(exc) what we should say to God; we do not know anything [IDM]. As a result, we do not know what to say to him to defend ourselves.
20 Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man has spoken, surely he is swallowed up.
Should I tell God that I want to speak to him? No, because [if I did that, ] he might destroy me.
21 And now, they have not seen the light, It [is] bright in the clouds, And the wind has passed by and cleanses them.
Now, people cannot look [directly] at the sun when it shines brightly in the sky after the wind has blown the clouds away; [so, we certainly cannot look at the brightness of God].
22 It comes from the golden north, Fearful splendor [is] beside God.
God comes out of the north with a light [that shines like] gold; his glory causes us to be afraid.
23 The Mighty! We have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He does not answer! And abundant in righteousness,
Almighty God is very powerful, and we cannot come near to him. He always acts righteously, and he will never oppress us.
24 Therefore men fear Him, He does not see any of the wise of heart.”
That is the reason that we have an awesome respect for him; he does not pay attention to those who proudly, [but wrongly], think that they are wise.”
