| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. | 1My heart pounds at this and leaps from my chest. |
| 2Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. | 2Just listen to His thunderous 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 lets it loose beneath the entire sky; His lightning 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; God thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His rumbling voice is heard. |
| 5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. | 5God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things that 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 to the earth," and the torrential rains, His mighty torrential rains, |
| 7He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. | 7serve as His sign to all mankind, 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 and stay in their dens. |
| 9Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. | 9The windstorm 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. | 10Ice is formed by the breath of God, and watery expanses are frozen. |
| 11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: | 11He saturates 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, turning round and round at His direction, accomplishing everything He commands them over the surface of the inhabited world. |
| 13He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. | 13He causes this to happen for punishment, for His land, or for His faithful love. |
| 14Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. | 14Listen to this, Job. Stop and consider God's wonders. |
| 15Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? | 15Do you know how God directs His clouds or makes their 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 wonderful works of Him who has perfect knowledge? |
| 17How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? | 17You whose clothes get hot when the south wind brings calm to the land, |
| 18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? | 18can you help God spread out the skies as hard as a cast metal mirror? |
| 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 prepare our case because of our 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? Can a man speak when he is confused? |
| 21And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. | 21Now men cannot even look at the sun when it is in the skies, after a wind has swept through and cleared them away. |
| 22Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. | 22Yet out of the north He comes, shrouded in a golden glow; 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--we cannot reach Him-- He is exalted in power! He will not oppress justice and abundant righteousness, |
| 24Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. | 24Therefore, men fear Him. He does not look favorably on any who are wise in heart. |
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