Job 37
1 Yea, at this, my heart quaketh, and starteth up out of its place.
“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
2 Hear! oh hear! the raging of his voice, A growling sound also, out of his mouth, goeth forth;
Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3 Under the whole heavens, he letteth it loose, His lightning also, unto the wings of the earth;
He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4 After it, roareth a voice, He thundereth with his voice of majesty, Nor will he hold them back, when his voice is heard.
Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
5 GOD thundereth with his voice, wonderfully, Doing great things, which we cannot know;
God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
6 For, to the snow, he saith, Fall earthwards, —Also to the downpour of rain, yea the downpour of his mighty rains.
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
7 On the hand of every man, he setteth a seal, that all men may take note of his doing.
He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
8 So then the wild-beast hath gone into covert, and, in its lairs, doth it remain.
The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
9 Out of a chamber cometh a storm-wind, and, out of the north, cold.
The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10 By the breath of GOD, is given—frost, and, the breadth of waters, is congealed;
By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
11 Also, with moisture, burdeneth he the thick cloud, He disperseth his lightning-cloud;
He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12 Yea, the same, in circles, turneth itself to and fro, by his steering them to their work, whithersoever he commandeth them, over the face of the world, towards the earth.
They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13 Whether, as a rod, or for his earth, or in lovingkindness, he causeth it to come.
Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
14 Give thou ear unto this, O Job, Stay, and consider well the wonders of GOD: —
Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
15 Canst thou got to know of GOD’S giving charge over them, or of the causing of the lightning of his cloud to shine forth?
Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
16 Canst thou get to know concerning the poisings of the thick cloud, the wonders of one who is perfect in knowledge?
Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 That thy garments should be hot when he quieteth the earth from the south?
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 Didst thou spread out, with him, the skies, strong as a molten mirror?
can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
19 Let us know what we shall say to him, We cannot set in order, by reason of darkness.
Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.
20 Shall it be declared to him—that I would speak? Were any man to say aught, he might he destroyed?
Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
21 Yet, now, men see not the light, bright though it is in the skies, when, a wind, hath passed over, and cleansed them.
Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
22 Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:
Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23 The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour, —Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken.
The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
24 Therefore, do men revere him, He will not regard any who are wise in heart.
Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
