| King James Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. | 1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place. |
| 2Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. | 2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. |
| 3He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. | 3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. |
| 4After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. | 4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. |
| 5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. | 5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend. |
| 6For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. | 6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’ |
| 7He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. | 7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work. |
| 8Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. | 8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. |
| 9Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. | 9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. |
| 10By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. | 10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen. |
| 11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: | 11He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. |
| 12And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. | 12They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. |
| 13He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. | 13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion. |
| 14Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. | 14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God. |
| 15Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? | 15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash? |
| 16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? | 16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge? |
| 17How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? | 17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind, |
| 18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? | 18can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze? |
| 19Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. | 19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness. |
| 20Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. | 20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up? |
| 21And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. | 21Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean. |
| 22Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. | 22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him. |
| 23Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. | 23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress. |
| 24Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. | 24Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.” |
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