Job 37

1 Also, at this my heart trembleth, And it moveth from its place.

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

2 Hearken diligently to the trembling of His voice, Yea, the sound from His mouth goeth forth.

Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.

3 Under the whole heavens He directeth it, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.

His dominion is under the whole heaven, and his light is at the extremities of the earth.

4 After it roar doth a voice — He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard.

After him shall be a cry with a [loud] voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.

5 God thundereth with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we know not.

The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with his voice: for he has done great things which we knew not;

6 For to snow He saith, 'Be [on] the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.

commanding the snow, Be thou upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might.

7 Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work.

He seals up the hand of every man, that every man may know his own weakness.

8 And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue.

And the wild beasts come in under the covert, and rest in [their] lair.

9 From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds — cold,

Troubles come on out of the secret chambers, and cold from the mountain-tops.

10 From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is straitened,

And from the breath of the Mighty One he will send frost; and he guides the water in whatever way he pleases.

11 Yea, by filling He doth press out a cloud, Scatter a cloud doth His light.

And [if] a cloud obscures [what is] precious [to him], his light will disperse the cloud.

12 And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.

And he will carry round the encircling [clouds] by his governance, to [perform] their works: whatsoever he shall command them,

13 Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness — He doth cause it to come.

this has been appointed by him on the earth, whether for correction, [or] for his land, or if he shall find him [an object] for mercy.

14 Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.

Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and be admonished of the power of the Lord.

15 Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?

We know that god has disposed his works, having made light out of darkness.

16 Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?

And he knows the divisions of the clouds, and the signal overthrows of the ungodly.

17 How thy garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?

But thy robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land.

18 Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds — strong as a hard mirror!

Wilt thou establish with him [foundations] for the ancient [heavens? they are] strong as a molten mirror.

19 Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.

Wherefore teach me, what shall we say to him? and let us cease from saying much.

20 Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man hath spoken, surely he is swallowed up.

Have I a book or a scribe my me, that I may stand and put man to silence?

21 And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it [is] in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.

But the light is not visible to all: it shines afar off in the heavens, as that which is from him in the clouds.

22 From the golden north it cometh, Beside God [is] fearful honour.

From the [north] come the clouds shining like gold: in these great are the glory and honour of the Almighty;

23 The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,

and we do not find another his equal in strength: [as for] him that judges justly, dost thou not think that he listens?

24 Therefore do men fear Him, He seeth not any of the wise of heart.

Wherefore men shall fear him; and the wise also in heart shall fear him.