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Job 37
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice,
Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
He sends it out under the whole sky,
He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
After it a voice roars.
Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
God thunders marvellously with his voice.
God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
For he says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
He seals up the hand of every man,
He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
Then the animals take cover,
The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
Out of its room comes the storm,
The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
By the breath of God, ice is given,
By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture.
He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
It is turned around by his guidance,
They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
whether it is for correction, or for his land,
Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
Do you know how God controls them,
Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
Do you know the workings of the clouds,
Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
You whose clothing is warm
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
Can you, with him, spread out the sky,
can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze?
Teach us what we will tell him,
Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
Will it be told him that I would speak?
Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up (note: Or speak without being swallowed up)?
Now men don’t see the light which is bright in the skies,
Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
Out of the north comes golden splendour.
Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
We can’t reach the Almighty.
The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
Therefore men revere him.
Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”