Job 37
1 At this my heart trembleth, And leapeth out of its place.
At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.
2 Hear, O hear, the thunder of his voice, And the noise which goeth forth from his mouth!
Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, And his lightning to the ends of the earth.
He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.
4 After it the thunder roareth; He thundereth with his voice of majesty, And restraineth it not, when his voice is heard.
After it a noyse soundeth: hee thundereth with the voyce of his maiestie, and hee will not stay them when his voyce is heard.
5 God thundereth with his voice marvellously; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
God thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.
6 For he saith to the snow, “Be thou on the earth!” To the shower also, even the showers of his might.
For he sayth to the snowe, Be thou vpon the earth: likewise to the small rayne and to the great rayne of his power.
7 He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may acknowledge him.
With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.
8 Then the beasts go into dens, And abide in their caverns.
Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.
9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind, And cold out of the north.
The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.
10 By the breath of God ice is formed, And the broad waters become narrow,
At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.
11 Yea, with moisture he burdeneth the clouds; He spreadeth abroad his lightning-clouds.
He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.
12 They move about by his direction, To execute all his commands throughout the world;
And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:
13 Whether he cause them to come for punishment, Or for the land, or for mercy.
Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
14 Give ear to this, O Job! Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God!
Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.
15 Dost thou know when God gave commandment to them, And caused the lightning of his cloud to flash?
Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16 Dost thou understand the balancing of the clouds, The wondrous works of Him that is perfect in knowledge?
Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?
17 How thy garments become warm, When he maketh the earth still by the south wind?
Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
18 Canst thou like him spread out the sky, Which is firm like a molten mirror?
Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?
19 Teach us what we shall say to him! For we cannot set in order our words by reason of darkness.
Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.
20 Shall it be told him that I would speak? Shall a man speak, that he may be consumed?
Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?
21 For now men do not look upon the light, When it is bright in the skies, When the wind hath passed over them, and made them clear.
And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.
22 From the north cometh gold; But with God is terrible majesty!
The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
23 The Almighty, we cannot find him out; Great is he in power and justice, Abundant in righteousness; he doth not oppress.
It is the Almightie: we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundant in iustice: he afflicteth not.
24 Therefore let men fear him! Upon none of the wise in heart will he look.
Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.
