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Job 37

1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
1“Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.
2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
2Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out of his mouth.
3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
3He sends it out under the whole sky, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.
4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
4After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.
5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
5God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things, which we can’t comprehend.
6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
6For he says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.
7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
7He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know it.
8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
8Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens.
9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
9Out of its room comes the storm, and cold out of the north.
10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
10By the breath of God, ice is given, and the width of the waters is frozen.
11He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
11Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.
12They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
12It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,
13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
13whether it is for correction, or for his land, or for loving kindness, that he causes it to come.
14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
14“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
15Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
16Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
17You whose clothing is warm when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
18can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze?
18Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?
19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
19Teach us what we will tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.
20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
20Will it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
21Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
21Now men don’t see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.
22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
22Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.
23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
23We can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.
24Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
24Therefore men revere him. He doesn’t regard any who are wise of heart.”