| NET Bible | King James Bible |
| 1At this also my heart pounds and leaps from its place. | 1At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. |
| 2Listen carefully to the thunder of his voice, to the rumbling that proceeds from his mouth. | 2Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. |
| 3Under the whole heaven he lets it go, even his lightning to the far corners of the earth. | 3He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. |
| 4After that a voice roars; he thunders with an exalted voice, and he does not hold back his lightning bolts when his voice is 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. |
| 5God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. | 5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. |
| 6For to the snow he says, 'Fall to earth,' and to the torrential rains, 'Pour down.' | 6For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. |
| 7He causes everyone to stop working, so that all people may know his work. | 7He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. |
| 8The wild animals go to their lairs, and in their dens they remain. | 8Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. |
| 9A tempest blows out from its chamber, icy cold from the driving winds. | 9Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. |
| 10The breath of God produces ice, and the breadth of the waters freeze solid. | 10By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. |
| 11He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds. | 11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: |
| 12The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited 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 it is for punishment for his land, or whether it is for mercy, he causes it to find its mark. | 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 wonders God works. | 14Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. |
| 15Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud? | 15Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? |
| 16Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge? | 16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? |
| 17You, whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind, | 17How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? |
| 18will you, with him, spread out the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal? | 18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? |
| 19Tell us what we should say to him. We cannot prepare a case because of the darkness. | 19Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. |
| 20Should he be informed that I want to speak? If a man speaks, surely he would be swallowed up! | 20Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. |
| 21But now, the sun cannot be looked at--it is bright in the skies--after a wind passed and swept the clouds away. | 21And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. |
| 22From the north he comes in golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty. | 22Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. |
| 23As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress. | 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 people fear him, for he does not regard all the wise in heart." | 24Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. |
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