Job 37
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1"At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
2Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
5God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
6He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.'6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
7So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
8The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
9The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds.9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
11He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.11He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.12They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13He brings the clouds to punish people, or to water his earth and show his love.13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
14"Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God's wonders.14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
15Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
16Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind,17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze?18can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
19"Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.
20Should he be told that I want to speak? Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
21Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.21Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
22Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty.22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
24Therefore, people revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart?"24Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
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Job 36
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