Job

37 “Indeed at this my heart begins to tremble,+

And it leaps up from its place.

 2 Listen attentively, YOU men, to the rumbling of his voice,+

And the growling that goes forth from his mouth.

 3 Under the whole heavens he lets it loose,

And his lightning+ is to the extremities* of the earth.

 4 After it a sound roars;

He thunders+ with the sound of his superiority,+

And he does not hold them back when his voice is heard.+

 5 God* thunders with his voice+ in a wonderful way,

Doing great things that we cannot know.+

 6 For to the snow he says, ‘Fall earthward,’+

And [to] the downpour of rain, even [to] the downpour of his strong rains.+

 7 On the hand of every earthling man he puts a seal

For every mortal man to know his work.

 8 And the wild beast comes into the ambush,

And in its hiding places it dwells.+

 9 Out of the interior room+ comes the storm wind

And out of the north winds the cold.+

10 By the breath of God* the ice is given+

And the breadth of waters is under constraint.*+

11 Yes, with moisture he burdens the cloud,

His light+ scatters the cloud mass,

12 And it is being turned round about by his steering [them] for their performance

Wherever he commands+ them upon the face of the productive land* of the earth.

13 Whether for a rod*+ or for his land+

Or for loving-kindness,*+ he makes it produce effects.

14 Do give ear to this, O Job;

Stand still and show yourself attentive to the wonderful works of God.+

15 Do you know when God* laid an appointment upon them,+

And when he caused the light of his cloud to beam?

16 Do you know about the poisings of the cloud,+

The wonderful works of the One perfect in knowledge?+

17 How your garments are hot

When the earth shows quietness* from the south?+

18 With him can you beat out the skies+

Hard like a molten mirror?

19 Let us know what we should say to him;

We cannot produce [words] because of darkness.

20 Should it be related to him that I would speak?

Or has any man said that it will be communicated?+

21 And now they do not really see the light;

It is brilliant in the skies,

When a wind* itself has passed by and proceeded to cleanse them.

22 Out of the north golden splendor* comes.

Upon God* dignity+ is fear-inspiring.

23 As for the Almighty, we have not found him out;+

He is exalted in power,+

And justice+ and abundance of righteousness+ he will not belittle.+

24 Therefore let men* fear him.+

He does not regard any who are wise in [their own] heart.”+