Job 37
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1“My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me.1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
2Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice as it rolls from his mouth.2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction.3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4Then comes the roaring of the thunder— the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain it when he speaks.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 is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
6“He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down.6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
7Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power.7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
8The wild animals take cover and stay inside their dens.8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
9The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold.9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10God’s breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water.10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
11He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning.11He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.12They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13He makes these things happen either to punish people or to show his unfailing love.13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
14“Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
15Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
16Do you understand how he moves the clouds with wonderful perfection and skill?16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17When you are sweltering in your clothes and the south wind dies down and everything is still,17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. Can you do that?18can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
19“So teach the rest of us what to say to God. We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.
20Should God be notified that I want to speak? Can people even speak when they are confused?20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
21We cannot look at the sun, for it shines brightly in the sky when the wind clears away the clouds.21Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
22So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. He is clothed in dazzling splendor.22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty; but even though he is just and righteous, he does not destroy us.23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
24No wonder people everywhere fear him. All who are wise show him reverence. ”24Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
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