Job 37
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
1At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
2Hear attentively the noise of His voice, and the sound that goeth out of His mouth.
3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
3He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and His lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
4After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; and He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.
5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
5God thundereth marvellously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.
6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
6For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.
7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
7He sealeth up the hand of every man, that all men whom He hath made may know it.
8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
8Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.
9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
9Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north.
10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
10By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
11Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;
12They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
12And they are turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world:
13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
13Whether it be for correction, or for His earth, or for mercy, that He cause it to come.
14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
14Hearken unto this, O Job; stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
15Dost thou know how God enjoineth them, and causeth the lightning of His cloud to shine?
16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
17Thou whose garments are warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind;
18can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze?
18Canst thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?
19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness.
19Teach us what we shall say unto Him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up ?
20Shall it be told Him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
21Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
21And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
22Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty.
23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
23The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, is excellent in power, yet to judgment and plenteous justice He doeth no violence.
24Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
24Men do therefore fear Him; He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
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