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1"Now I'll conclude with this: my heart is trembling violently; it feels like it's about to leap from my body! | 1At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. |
2Listen carefully to his thundering voice; to the sound that rumbles from his mouth. | 2Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. |
3He releases his lightning throughout the sky, to the ends of the earth. | 3He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. |
4His thunder roars after it; his majestic voice will thunder; and no one can trace them once his voice has been heard. | 4After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. |
5"God thunders with his wondrous voice; he does awesome works that we don't comprehend. | 5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. |
6For he says to the snow, 'Fall to the earth.' He tells the rain, 'Pour down,' then it rains profusely. | 6For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. |
7"He puts a limit to the skill of every person; to delineate all people from what they do. | 7He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. |
8"Then a beast enters its lair and remains in its den. | 8Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. |
9"From the south, a whirlwind proceeds, out of the icy north winds. | 9Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. |
10From the breath of God ice is produced, and a wide body of water is frozen. | 10By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. |
11He also loads the clouds with moisture, scattering his lightning with the clouds. | 11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: |
12It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world, | 12And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. |
13whether for discipline on his land or to demonstrate his gracious love, he causes it to be realized." | 13He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. |
14"Pay attention to this, Job! Stand still, and consider the wondrous attributes of God. | 14Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. |
15Do you know how God ordains them, and makes his lightning to flash throughout his clouds? | 15Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? |
16Do you understand his wondrous work of balancing the clouds, the one whose knowledge is perfect, | 16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? |
17you whose garments are hot, even though the land is cooled by a south wind? | 17How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? |
18Can you spread out the skies like he does; can you cast them as one might a mirror? | 18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? |
19Tell us! What are we to say to him? Can we prepare our case to face him when our faces are in darkness? | 19Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. |
20Has it been relayed to God that I want to talk? Can a person speak when he is confused?" | 20Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. |
21"So then, the sun is too bright to gaze at, is it not? The sky is swept clean by the wind that blows, is it not? | 21And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. |
22From the north he brings gold; around God is awesome splendor. | 22Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. |
23We cannot find the Almighty— he is majestic in power and justice, and overflowing with righteousness; he never oppresses. | 23Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. |
24Therefore humanity fears him, which none of the wise can quite comprehend." | 24Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. |
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