Job 37
1 also to/for this to tremble heart my and to start from place his
“My heart pounds [DOU] when [I think about] that.
2 to hear: hear to hear: hear in/on/with turmoil voice his and moaning from lip his to come out: come
Listen, all of you, to the thunder, which is like God’s voice [DOU].
3 underneath: under all [the] heaven to free him and light his upon wing [the] land: country/planet
He causes thunder to be heard all across the sky, and he causes lighting to flash to the most distant places on the earth.
4 after him to roar voice to thunder in/on/with voice pride his and not to assail them for to hear: hear voice his
After [the lightning flashes], we hear the thunder which is like [MET] God’s majestic voice; he does not restrain the lightning when he speaks.
5 to thunder God in/on/with voice his to wonder to make: do great: large and not to know
When God speaks, it is awesome, like thunder; he does amazing things which we cannot [fully] understand.
6 for to/for snow to say to fall land: country/planet and rain rain and rain rain strength his
He commands the snow to fall on the ground, and [sometimes] he causes it to rain very hard.
7 in/on/with hand all man to seal to/for to know all human deed: work his
And [when God does that, ] it prevents people [SYN] from working, in order that all people may know that he is the one who has done that (OR, what he can do).
8 and to come (in): come living thing in/at/by ambush and in/on/with habitation her to dwell
[When it rains, ] animals go into their hiding places, and they remain there [until the rain stops].
9 from [the] chamber to come (in): come whirlwind and from scattering wind cold
The storms/hurricanes come from the place [in the south where they start], and the cold wind comes from the north.
10 from breath God to give: give ice and width water in/on/with constraint
[In the (winter/cold season), the cold north wind is like] God’s breath [that] causes [MET] water to freeze; he causes the lakes/streams to become ice.
11 also in/on/with moisture to burden cloud to scatter cloud light his
God fills the clouds with moisture/hail, and lightning flashes from the clouds.
12 and he/she/it surrounds to overturn (in/on/with counsel his *Q(K)*) to/for to work they all which to command them upon face: surface world land: country/planet [to]
He guides the clouds and causes them to move back and forth in order that they may accomplish all that he commands them to do, all over the world.
13 if to/for tribe: staff if to/for land: country/planet his if to/for kindness to find him
Sometimes God sends rain to punish us, and sometimes he sends rain to show us that he acts kindly toward us.
14 to listen [emph?] this Job to stand: stand and to understand to wonder God
“Job, listen to this; stop and think about the wonderful things that God does.
15 to know in/on/with to set: put god upon them and to shine light cloud his
(Do you know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds?/We do not know how God commands the lightning to flash down from the clouds.) [RHQ]
16 to know upon swaying cloud wonder unblemished knowledge
Only God knows everything perfectly; so (do you know how he causes the clouds to (move/float) (amazingly/wonderfully) across the sky?/you certainly do not know how he causes the clouds to (move/float) (amazingly/wonderfully) across the sky!) [RHQ]
17 which garment your hot in/on/with to quiet land: country/planet from south
No, you just sweat there in your clothes; [it is very oppressive] when the [hot] wind stops blowing from the south and [all the leaves on the trees] (become still/do not move).
18 to beat with him to/for cloud strong like/as mirror to pour: firm
(Can you stretch out the skies like God does and make them as hard as [SIM] a sheet of polished brass?/You certainly cannot stretch out the skies like God does and make them as hard as [SIM] a sheet of polished brass!) [RHQ]
19 to know us what? to say to/for him not to arrange from face: because darkness
“Job, tell us(exc) what we should say to God; we do not know anything [IDM]. As a result, we do not know what to say to him to defend ourselves.
20 to recount to/for him for to speak: speak if: surely no to say man: anyone for to swallow up
Should I tell God that I want to speak to him? No, because [if I did that, ] he might destroy me.
21 and now not to see: see light bright he/she/it in/on/with cloud and spirit: breath to pass and be pure them
Now, people cannot look [directly] at the sun when it shines brightly in the sky after the wind has blown the clouds away; [so, we certainly cannot look at the brightness of God].
22 from north gold to come upon god to fear: revere splendor
God comes out of the north with a light [that shines like] gold; his glory causes us to be afraid.
23 Almighty not to find him great strength and justice and abundance righteousness not to afflict
Almighty God is very powerful, and we cannot come near to him. He always acts righteously, and he will never oppress us.
24 to/for so to fear: revere him human not to see: see all wise heart
That is the reason that we have an awesome respect for him; he does not pay attention to those who proudly, [but wrongly], think that they are wise.”
