Job 37
1 Yea, at this, my heart quaketh, and starteth up out of its place.
At this my heart trembles, beating rapidly within me!
2 Hear! oh hear! the raging of his voice, A growling sound also, out of his mouth, goeth forth;
Listen carefully to God's thunderous voice that rumbles as he speaks.
3 Under the whole heavens, he letteth it loose, His lightning also, unto the wings of the earth;
He sends it across the heaven; his lightning flashes 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 comes the roar of thunder, his majestic voice holding nothing back when he speaks.
5 GOD thundereth with his voice, wonderfully, Doing great things, which we cannot know;
God's thunderous voice is wonderful! We can't comprehend the great things he does!
6 For, to the snow, he saith, Fall earthwards, —Also to the downpour of rain, yea the downpour of his mighty rains.
He tells the snow to fall and the rain to pour down on the earth.
7 On the hand of every man, he setteth a seal, that all men may take note of his doing.
By this he stops people working so that everyone can understand what he does.
8 So then the wild-beast hath gone into covert, and, in its lairs, doth it remain.
Even the animals take shelter and remain in their dens.
9 Out of a chamber cometh a storm-wind, and, out of the north, cold.
The south wind blows in storms, while the north wind blows in cold weather.
10 By the breath of GOD, is given—frost, and, the breadth of waters, is congealed;
God's breath produces ice, freezing the surface of water solid.
11 Also, with moisture, burdeneth he the thick cloud, He disperseth his lightning-cloud;
He fills the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning from 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 around under his control; they move over all the earth as he commands.
13 Whether, as a rod, or for his earth, or in lovingkindness, he causeth it to come.
He does this to accomplish his will, either to discipline or to show his goodness.
14 Give thou ear unto this, O Job, Stay, and consider well the wonders of GOD: —
Listen to this, Job! Stop for a moment and consider the wonderful things God does.
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 controls the clouds, or makes his lightning flash from them?
16 Canst thou get to know concerning the poisings of the thick cloud, the wonders of one who is perfect in knowledge?
Do you know how clouds float in the sky—the wonderful work of him who knows everything.
17 That thy garments should be hot when he quieteth the earth from the south?
You know how your clothes drip with sweat when the south wind brings air that is hot and heavy.
18 Didst thou spread out, with him, the skies, strong as a molten mirror?
Can you hammer out the sky so it becomes like a molten mirror, as he does?
19 Let us know what we shall say to him, We cannot set in order, by reason of darkness.
So why don't you teach us what to tell God? We cannot make our case because we are in the dark!
20 Shall it be declared to him—that I would speak? Were any man to say aught, he might he destroyed?
Should God be told that I want to speak? Anyone who wanted to would be destroyed!
21 Yet, now, men see not the light, bright though it is in the skies, when, a wind, hath passed over, and cleansed them.
After all, we can't look at the sun when it blazes brightly in the sky, after the wind has cleared away the clouds.
22 Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:
Out of the north God comes shining like gold, surrounded in awesome majesty.
23 The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour, —Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken.
We cannot approach the Almighty for he is far beyond us in power and justice, and doing right.
24 Therefore, do men revere him, He will not regard any who are wise in heart.
He does not act like a tyrant—no wonder people are in awe of him, though he does not value those who think they're wise.”
