New International Version | New Living Translation |
1"At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place. | 1“My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me. |
2Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. | 2Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice as it rolls from his mouth. |
3He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth. | 3It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction. |
4After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back. | 4Then comes the roaring of the thunder— the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain it when he speaks. |
5God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. | 5God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power. |
6He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.' | 6“He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down. |
7So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor. | 7Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power. |
8The animals take cover; they remain in their dens. | 8The wild animals take cover and stay inside their dens. |
9The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds. | 9The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold. |
10The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen. | 10God’s breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water. |
11He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them. | 11He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning. |
12At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them. | 12The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth. |
13He brings the clouds to punish people, or to water his earth and show his love. | 13He makes these things happen either to punish people or to show his unfailing love. |
14"Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God's wonders. | 14“Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God! |
15Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash? | 15Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds? |
16Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge? | 16Do you understand how he moves the clouds with wonderful perfection and skill? |
17You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind, | 17When you are sweltering in your clothes and the south wind dies down and everything is still, |
18can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze? | 18he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. Can you do that? |
19"Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness. | 19“So teach the rest of us what to say to God. We are too ignorant to make our own arguments. |
20Should he be told that I want to speak? Would anyone ask to be swallowed up? | 20Should God be notified that I want to speak? Can people even speak when they are confused? |
21Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean. | 21We cannot look at the sun, for it shines brightly in the sky when the wind clears away the clouds. |
22Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty. | 22So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. He is clothed in dazzling splendor. |
23The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress. | 23We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty; but even though he is just and righteous, he does not destroy us. |
24Therefore, people revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart?" | 24No wonder people everywhere fear him. All who are wise show him reverence. ” |
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