LEB - Job - 37

37:1  “About this also my heart trembles, and it leaps from its place.

37:2  Listen carefully to his voice’s thunder and the rumbling that goes out from his mouth.

37:3  He lets it loose under all the heavens, and his lightning to the earth’s corners.

37:4  After it, his voice roars; it thunders ⌞with his majestic voice⌟, and he does not restrain it when his voice is heard.

37:5  “God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways; he does great things, and we cannot comprehend.

37:6  For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth’; and ⌞the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain⌟—

37:7  ⌞he stops all human beings from working⌟ ⌞so that everyone whom he has made may know it⌟.

37:8  Then the animal goes into its den, and it remains in its den.

37:9  “The storm wind comes from its chamber and cold from the north wind.

37:10  By God’s breath, ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen.

37:11  Also, he loads down thick clouds with moisture; his lightning scatters the clouds.

37:12  And ⌞they⌟ turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on the face of ⌞the habitable world⌟.

37:13  Whether as ⌞correction⌟ or for his land, or as loyal love, he lets it happen.

37:14  “Hear this, Job; stand still and consider carefully God’s wondrous works.

37:15  Do you know ⌞how God commands them⌟ and how he causes his cloud’s lightning to shine?

37:16  Do you know about the hovering of the clouds, ⌞the marvelous works of the one with perfect knowledge⌟?

37:17  You whose garments are hot, when the earth is being still because of the south wind,

37:18  with him can you spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?

37:19  “Teach us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of the presence of darkness.

37:20  Should he be told that I want to speak? Or did a man say that he would be communicated with?

37:21  So then, they do not look at the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and has cleansed them.

37:22  From the north comes gold— awesome majesty is around God.

37:23  As for Shaddai, we cannot attain him; he is exalted in power, and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.

37:24  Therefore people revered him; he does not regard any ⌞who think that they are wise⌟.”