Job 37
1 Yea, at this, my heart quaketh, and starteth up out of its place.
Indeed, my heart trembles at this; it is moved out of its place.
2 Hear! oh hear! the raging of his voice, A growling sound also, out of his mouth, goeth forth;
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out from his mouth.
3 Under the whole heavens, he letteth it loose, His lightning also, unto the wings of the earth;
He sends it out under the whole sky, and he sends out his lightning to the edges 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.
A voice roars after it; he thunders with the voice of his majesty; he does not restrain the lightning bolts when his voice is heard.
5 GOD thundereth with his voice, wonderfully, Doing great things, which we cannot know;
God thunders marvelously with his voice; he does great things that 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'; likewise to the rain shower, 'Become a great shower of rain.'
7 On the hand of every man, he setteth a seal, that all men may take note of his doing.
He stops the hand of every man from working, so that all people whom he has made may see his deeds.
8 So then the wild-beast hath gone into covert, and, in its lairs, doth it remain.
Then the beasts go into hiding and stay in their dens.
9 Out of a chamber cometh a storm-wind, and, out of the north, cold.
The storm comes from its chamber in the south and the cold from the scattering winds in the north.
10 By the breath of GOD, is given—frost, and, the breadth of waters, is congealed;
By the breath of God ice is given; the expanse of the waters is frozen like metal.
11 Also, with moisture, burdeneth he the thick cloud, He disperseth his lightning-cloud;
Indeed, he weighs down the thick cloud with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds.
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.
He swirls the clouds around by his guidance, so that they may do whatever he commands them above the surface of the whole world.
13 Whether, as a rod, or for his earth, or in lovingkindness, he causeth it to come.
He makes all of this happen; sometimes it happens for correction, sometimes for his land, and sometimes as acts of covenant faithfulness.
14 Give thou ear unto this, O Job, Stay, and consider well the wonders of GOD: —
Listen to this, Job; stop and think about God's marvelous deeds.
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 establishes the clouds and makes the lightning bolts to flash in 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 understand the floating of the clouds, the marvelous deeds of God, who is perfect in knowledge?
17 That thy garments should be hot when he quieteth the earth from the south?
Do you understand how your garments become hot when the land is still because the wind comes from the south?
18 Didst thou spread out, with him, the skies, strong as a molten mirror?
Can you spread out the sky as he can— the sky, which is as strong as a mirror of cast metal?
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, for we cannot lay out our arguments in order because of the darkness of our minds.
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 wish to speak with him? Would a person wish 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, people cannot look at the sun when it is bright in the sky after the wind has passed through and has cleared it of its clouds.
22 Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:
Out of the north comes golden splendor— over God is fearsome majesty.
23 The Almighty, whom we have not fully found out, is great in vigour, —Neither, justice nor abounding righteousness, will he weaken.
As for the Almighty, we cannot find him! He is great in power; he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.
24 Therefore, do men revere him, He will not regard any who are wise in heart.
Therefore, people fear him. He does not pay any attention to those who are wise in their own minds.”
