Job 37

1 Yea, at this, my heart quaketh, and starteth up out of its place.

At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.

2 Hear! oh hear! the raging of his voice, A growling sound also, out of his mouth, goeth forth;

Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.

3 Under the whole heavens, he letteth it loose, His lightning also, unto the wings of the earth;

He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.

4 After it, roareth a voice, He thundereth with his voice of majesty, Nor will he hold them back, 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, wonderfully, Doing great things, which we cannot know;

God thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.

6 For, to the snow, he saith, Fall earthwards, —Also to the downpour of rain, yea the downpour of his mighty rains.

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 On the hand of every man, he setteth a seal, that all men may take note of his doing.

With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.

8 So then the wild-beast hath gone into covert, and, in its lairs, doth it remain.

Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.

9 Out of a chamber cometh a storm-wind, and, out of the north, cold.

The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.

10 By the breath of GOD, is given—frost, and, the breadth of waters, is congealed;

At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.

11 Also, with moisture, burdeneth he the thick cloud, He disperseth his lightning-cloud;

He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.

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.

And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:

13 Whether, as a rod, or for his earth, or in lovingkindness, he causeth it to come.

Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.

14 Give thou ear unto this, O Job, Stay, and consider well the wonders of GOD: —

Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes 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?

Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

16 Canst thou get to know concerning the poisings of the thick cloud, the wonders of one who is perfect in knowledge?

Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?

17 That thy garments should be hot when he quieteth the earth from the south?

Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?

18 Didst thou spread out, with him, the skies, strong as a molten mirror?

Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?

19 Let us know what we shall say to him, We cannot set in order, 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 declared to him—that I would speak? Were any man to say aught, he might he destroyed?

Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe 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.

And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.

22 Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:

The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.

23 The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour, —Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken.

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, do men revere him, He will not regard any who are wise in heart.

Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.