Job 37
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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!1“My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me.
2Listen carefully to his thundering voice; to the sound that rumbles from his mouth.2Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice as it rolls from his mouth.
3He releases his lightning throughout the sky, to the ends of the earth.3It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction.
4His thunder roars after it; his majestic voice will thunder; and no one can trace them once his voice has been heard.4Then comes the roaring of the thunder— the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain it when he speaks.
5"God thunders with his wondrous voice; he does awesome works that we don't comprehend.5God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
6For he says to the snow, 'Fall to the earth.' He tells the rain, 'Pour down,' then it rains profusely.6“He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down.
7"He puts a limit to the skill of every person; to delineate all people from what they do.7Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power.
8"Then a beast enters its lair and remains in its den.8The wild animals take cover and stay inside their dens.
9"From the south, a whirlwind proceeds, out of the icy north winds.9The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold.
10From the breath of God ice is produced, and a wide body of water is frozen.10God’s breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water.
11He also loads the clouds with moisture, scattering his lightning with the clouds.11He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning.
12It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world,12The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
13whether for discipline on his land or to demonstrate his gracious love, he causes it to be realized."13He makes these things happen either to punish people or to show his unfailing love.
14"Pay attention to this, Job! Stand still, and consider the wondrous attributes of God.14“Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
15Do you know how God ordains them, and makes his lightning to flash throughout his clouds?15Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
16Do you understand his wondrous work of balancing the clouds, the one whose knowledge is perfect,16Do you understand how he moves the clouds with wonderful perfection and skill?
17you whose garments are hot, even though the land is cooled by a south wind?17When you are sweltering in your clothes and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
18Can you spread out the skies like he does; can you cast them as one might a mirror?18he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. Can you do that?
19Tell us! What are we to say to him? Can we prepare our case to face him when our faces are in darkness?19“So teach the rest of us what to say to God. We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
20Has it been relayed to God that I want to talk? Can a person speak when he is confused?"20Should God be notified that I want to speak? Can people even speak when they are confused?
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?21We cannot look at the sun, for it shines brightly in the sky when the wind clears away the clouds.
22From the north he brings gold; around God is awesome splendor.22So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. He is clothed in dazzling splendor.
23We cannot find the Almighty— he is majestic in power and justice, and overflowing with righteousness; he never oppresses.23We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty; but even though he is just and righteous, he does not destroy us.
24Therefore humanity fears him, which none of the wise can quite comprehend."24No wonder people everywhere fear him. All who are wise show him reverence. ”
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