Job 37

1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.

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

2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth.

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

3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.

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

4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellence; and he will not stay them 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 marvelously with his voice; great things he doeth, which we cannot comprehend.

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

6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou [on] the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

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 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

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

8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

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

9 From the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold from the north.

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

10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

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

11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

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

12 And it is turned around by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commandeth them upon the face of the world on the earth.

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

13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

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

14 Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.

15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

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

16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him 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 How thy garments [are] warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south [wind]?

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

18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky [which is] strong, [and] as a molten looking-glass?

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

19 Teach us what we shall say to him; [for] we cannot order [our speech] 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 told him that I speak? If a man shall speak, surely he will be swallowed up.

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

21 And now [men] see not the bright light which [is] in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

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

22 Fair weather cometh from the north: with God [is] terrible majesty.

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

23 [Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out: [he is] excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice: he will not afflict.

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 Men therefore fear him: he respecteth not any [that are] wise of heart.

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