Job 37
37
1“At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
2Hear attentively the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3He sends it forth under the whole heaven,
His lightning to the ends of the earth.
4After it #Ps. 29:3a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.
5God thunders marvelously with His voice;
#Job 5:9; 9:10; 36:26; Rev. 15:3He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
6For #Ps. 147:16, 17He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;
Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.
7He seals the hand of every man,
#Ps. 109:27That #Ps. 19:3, 4all men may know His work.
8The beasts #Job 38:40; Ps. 104:21, 22go into dens,
And remain in their lairs.
9From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind,
And cold from the scattering winds of the north.
10#Job 38:29, 30; Ps. 147:17, 18By the breath of God ice is given,
And the broad waters are frozen.
11Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds;
He scatters His bright clouds.
12And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance,
That they may #Job 36:32; Ps. 148:8do whatever He commands them
On the face of the whole earth.
13#Ex. 9:18, 23; 1 Sam. 12:18, 19He causes it to come,
Whether for correction,
Or #Job 38:26, 27for His land,
Or #1 Kin. 18:41–46for mercy.
14“Listen to this, O Job;
Stand still and #Ps. 111:2consider the wondrous works of God.
15Do you know when God dispatches them,
And causes the light of His cloud to shine?
16#Job 36:29Do you know how the clouds are balanced,
Those wondrous works of #Job 36:4Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17Why are your garments hot,
When He quiets the earth by the south wind?
18With Him, have you #Gen. 1:6; (Is. 44:24)spread out the #Job 9:8; Ps. 104:2; (Is. 45:12; Jer. 10:12; Zech. 12:1)skies,
Strong as a cast metal mirror?
19“Teach us what we should say to Him,
For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.
20Should He be told that I wish to speak?
If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up.
21Even now men cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies,
When the wind has passed and cleared them.
22He comes from the north as golden splendor;
With God is awesome majesty.
23As for the Almighty, #(Job 11:7, 8; Rom. 11:33, 34; 1 Tim. 6:16)we cannot find Him;
#(Job 9:4; 36:5)He is excellent in power,
In judgment and abundant justice;
He does not oppress.
24Therefore men #(Matt. 10:28)fear Him;
He shows no partiality to any who are #(Job 5:13; Matt. 11:25); 1 Cor. 1:26wise of heart.”
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Job 37
37
Elihu Continues: God’s Ways Are Beyond Human Understanding
1“My heart pounds because of this
and jumps out of its place.
2Listen! Listen to the roar of God’s voice,
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3He flashes his lightning everywhere under heaven.
His light flashes to the ends of the earth.
4It is followed by the roar of his voice.
He thunders with his majestic voice.
He doesn’t hold the lightning back when his thunder is heard.
5God’s voice thunders in miraculous ways.
It does great things that we cannot understand.
6“He says to the snow, ‘Fall to the ground,’
and to the pouring rain, ‘Rain harder!’
7He makes it impossible to do anything #37:7 Or “He seals up every person’s hand.”
so that people will recognize his work.
8Animals go into their dens
and stay in their lairs.
9A storm comes out of its chamber.
It is cold because of the strong winds.
10God’s breath produces ice,
and the seas freeze over.
11Yes, he loads the thick clouds with moisture
and scatters his lightning from the clouds.
12He guides the clouds as they churn round and round
over the face of the inhabited earth
to do everything he orders them.
13Whether for discipline,
or for ⌞the good of⌟ his earth,
or out of mercy,
he makes the storm appear.
14“Open your ears to this, Job.
Stop and consider God’s miracles.
15Do you know how God controls them
and makes the lightning flash from his clouds?
16Do you know how the clouds drift
(these are the miracles of the one who knows everything),
17you whose clothes are hot and sweaty,
when the earth is calm under a south wind?
18Can you stretch out the skies with him
and make them as firm as a mirror made of metal?
19Teach us what we should say to him.
We are unable to prepare ⌞a case⌟ because of darkness.
20Should he be told that I want to speak?
Can a person speak when he is confused?
21People can’t look at the sun
when it’s bright among the clouds
or after the wind has blown and cleared those clouds away.
22A golden light comes from the north.
A terrifying majesty is around God.
23The Almighty, whom we can’t reach,
is great in power and judgment,
has more than enough righteousness,
and does not oppress.
24That is why people should fear him.
He does not respect those who think they’re wise.”
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