Job-37

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v1

“At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place.

v2

Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

v3

Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.

v4

After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.

v5

God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.

v6

For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.

v7

He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it.

v8

Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.

v9

From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.

v10

By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.

v11

He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.

v12

They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.

v13

Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen.

v14

“Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.

v15

Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

v16

Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,

v17

you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?

v18

Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?

v19

Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.

v20

Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?

v21

“And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.

v22

Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty.

v23

The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

v24

Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”


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