Job 37
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1“At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place.1“My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me.
2Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.2Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice as it rolls from his mouth.
3Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.3It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction.
4After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.4Then comes the roaring of the thunder— the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain it when he speaks.
5God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.5God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
6For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.6“He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down.
7He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it.7Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power.
8Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.8The wild animals take cover and stay inside their dens.
9From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.9The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold.
10By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.10God’s breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water.
11He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.11He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning.
12They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.12The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
13Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen.13He makes these things happen either to punish people or to show his unfailing love.
14“Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.14“Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
15Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?15Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
16Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,16Do you understand how he moves the clouds with wonderful perfection and skill?
17you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?17When you are sweltering in your clothes and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
18Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?18he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. Can you do that?
19Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.19“So teach the rest of us what to say to God. We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
20Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?20Should God be notified that I want to speak? Can people even speak when they are confused?
21“And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.21We cannot look at the sun, for it shines brightly in the sky when the wind clears away the clouds.
22Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.22So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. He is clothed in dazzling splendor.
23The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.23We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty; but even though he is just and righteous, he does not destroy us.
24Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”24No wonder people everywhere fear him. All who are wise show him reverence. ”
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