Job 37
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1“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place.1My heart pounds at this and leaps from my chest.
2Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.2Just listen to his thunderous voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to 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 roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain 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 thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.5God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.6For he says to the snow, "Fall to the earth," and the torrential rains, his mighty torrential rains,
7He seals 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.
8The beasts go into dens, And remain in their lairs.8The wild animals enter their lairs and stay in their dens.
9From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind, And cold from the scattering winds of the north.9The windstorm comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen.10Ice is formed by the breath of God, and watery expanses are frozen.
11Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; He scatters His bright clouds.11He saturates clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.
12And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth.12They swirl about, turning round and round at his direction, accomplishing everything he commands them over the surface of the inhabited world.
13He causes 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.
14“Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.14Listen to this, Job. Stop and consider God's wonders.
15Do you know when God dispatches them, And causes the light of His cloud to shine?15Do you know how God directs his clouds or makes their lightning flash?
16Do you know how the clouds are balanced, Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonderful works of him who has perfect knowledge?
17Why are your garments hot, When He quiets the earth by the south wind?17You whose clothes get hot when the south wind brings calm to the land,
18With Him, have you spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror?18can you help God spread out the skies as hard as a cast metal mirror?
19“Teach us what we should say to Him, For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.19Teach us what we should say to him; we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.
20Should He be told that I wish to speak? If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up.20Should he be told that I want to speak? Can a man speak when he is confused?
21Even now men cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies, When the wind has passed and cleared them.21Now no one can even look at the sun when it is in the skies, after a wind has swept through and cleared the clouds away.
22He comes from the north as golden splendor; With God is awesome majesty.22Yet out of the north he comes, shrouded in a golden glow; awesome majesty surrounds him.
23As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress.23The Almighty--we cannot reach him--he is exalted in power! He will not violate justice and abundant righteousness,
24Therefore men fear Him; He shows no partiality to any who are wise of heart.”24therefore, men fear him. He does not look favorably on any who are wise in heart.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
Job 36
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