¹Oh, my mind is disturbed by this

and is more troubled than usual.

²Listen closely to the rumble of his voice,

the roar issuing from his mouth.

³He looses it under the whole sky,

his lightning on earth’s edges.

⁴After it, a voice roars;

he thunders with a mighty voice,

and no one can stop it

when his voice is heard.

⁵God roars with his wondrous voice;

he does great things we can’t know.

⁶He says to the snow, “Fall to earth,”

and to the downpour of rain, “Be a mighty shower.”

⁷He stamps the hand of every person

so all can know his work.

⁸The wild beast enters its lair,

lies down in its den.

⁹The storm comes from its chamber,

the cold from the north wind.

¹⁰By God’s breath ice forms;

water’s expanse becomes solid.

¹¹He also fills clouds with moisture;

his lightning scatters clouds.

¹²He overturns the circling clouds;[#37.12 Heb uncertain]

by his guidance they do their work,

doing everything he commands over the entire earth.

¹³Whether for punishment, for his world,

God makes it all happen.

¹⁴Hear this, Job;

stop and ponder God’s mighty deeds.

¹⁵Do you realize that when God commands them,

his clouds produce lightning?

¹⁶Do you understand the positioning of the clouds,

the amazing deeds of one with perfect knowledge,

¹⁷you whose clothes are hot

when earth is calmed by the south wind?

¹⁸Can you form the sky with him,

hard like a mirror made of metal?

¹⁹Tell us what we should say to him;

we can’t present our case due to darkness.

²⁰Should someone inform him that I wish to speak,

or would anyone say he wants to be devoured?

Divine splendor

²¹For now, no one can look at the sun;

it is bright in the sky;

²²From the north comes golden light,

the awesome splendor of God.

²³As for the Almighty, we can’t find him—

he is powerful and just, abundantly righteous—

he won’t respond.

²⁴Therefore, people fear him;

none of the wise can see him.