Job 37

¹Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:

²Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth.

³He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

⁴After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.

⁵·God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.[#Hebrew: El]

⁶For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.

⁷He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

⁸And the wild beast goeth into its lair, and they remain in their dens.

⁹From the chamber of the south cometh the whirlwind; and cold from the winds of the north.

¹⁰By the breath of ·God ice is given; and the breadth of the waters is straitened.[#Hebrew: El]

¹¹Also with plentiful moisture he loadeth the thick clouds, his light dispels the cloud;

¹²And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,

¹³Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy.

¹⁴Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of ·God[#Hebrew: El]

¹⁵Dost thou know how +God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash?[#Hebrew: Eloah]

¹⁶Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?

¹⁷How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

¹⁸Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror?

¹⁹Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order our words by reason of darkness.

²⁰Shall it be told him if I would speak? if a man so say, surely he shall be swallowed up.

²¹And now men see not the light as it gleameth, it is hidden in the skies. But the wind passeth by and cleareth them.

²²From the north cometh gold; with +God is terrible majesty.[#Hebrew: Eloah]

²³The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict.

²⁴Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.