Job 36:27-37:13
Legacy Standard Bible
27 For (A)He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain for His [a]stream,
28 Which the clouds pour down,
They drip upon man abundantly.
29 Can anyone discern the (B)spreading of the clouds,
The (C)thundering of His [b]pavilion?
30 Behold, He spreads His [c]lightning about Him,
And He covers the depths of the sea.
31 For by these He (D)judges peoples;
He (E)gives food in abundance.
32 He covers His hands with the [d]lightning,
And (F)commands it to strike the mark.
33 Its (G)thundering declares about Him;
The cattle also, concerning what is coming up.
Elihu Speaks of God’s Voice
37 “At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
2 [e]Listen closely to the (H)thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.
3 Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,
And His [f]lightning to the (I)ends of the earth.
4 After it, a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain [g]the lightnings when His voice is heard.
5 God (J)thunders with His voice marvelously,
Doing (K)great things which we do not know.
6 For to (L)the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the (M)downpour of rain and the downpour of rains, ‘Be strong.’
7 He (N)seals the hand of every man,
That (O)all men may know His work.
8 Then the beast goes into its (P)lair
And dwells in its [h]den.
9 Out of the [i](Q)south comes the storm,
And out of the [j]north the cold.
10 From the breath of God (R)ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
11 Also with moisture He (S)loads the thick cloud;
He (T)scatters (U)the cloud of His [k]lightning.
12 It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,
That [l]it may do whatever He (V)commands [m]it
On the (W)face of the inhabited earth.
13 Whether for [n](X)correction, or for (Y)His world,
Or for (Z)lovingkindness, He causes it to [o]happen.
Footnotes
- Job 36:27 Or mist
- Job 36:29 Lit booth
- Job 36:30 Lit light
- Job 36:32 Lit light
- Job 37:2 Or Persist in listening
- Job 37:3 Lit light
- Job 37:4 Lit them
- Job 37:8 Lit dens
- Job 37:9 Lit chamber
- Job 37:9 Lit scattering winds
- Job 37:11 Lit light
- Job 37:12 Lit they
- Job 37:12 Lit them
- Job 37:13 Lit the rod
- Job 37:13 Lit be found
Job 36:27-37:13
American Standard Version
27 For he draweth up the drops of water,
Which distil in rain [a]from [b]his vapor,
28 Which the skies pour down
And drop upon man abundantly.
29 Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds,
The thunderings of his pavilion?
30 Behold, he spreadeth his light [c]around him;
And he [d]covereth the bottom of the sea.
31 For by these he judgeth the peoples;
He giveth food in abundance.
32 He covereth his hands with the [e]lightning,
And giveth it a charge [f]that it strike the mark.
33 The noise thereof telleth concerning [g]him,
The cattle also concerning [h]the storm that cometh up.
37 Yea, at this my heart trembleth,
And is moved out of its place.
2 Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice,
And the [i]sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven,
And his [j]lightning unto the [k]ends of the earth.
4 After it a voice roareth;
He thundereth with the voice of his majesty;
And he restraineth not [l]the lightnings when his voice is heard.
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice;
Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6 For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth;
Likewise to the shower of rain,
And to the showers of his mighty rain.
7 He sealeth up the hand of every man,
That all men whom he hath made may know it.
8 Then the beasts go into coverts,
And remain in their dens.
9 Out of the chamber of the south cometh the storm,
And cold out of the [m]north.
10 By the breath of God ice is given;
And the breadth of the waters is [n]straitened.
11 Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture;
He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his [o]lightning:
12 And it is turned round about by his guidance,
That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them
Upon the face of the habitable world,
13 Whether it be for correction, or for his [p]land,
Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.
Footnotes
- Job 36:27 Hebrew belonging to.
- Job 36:27 Or, the vapor thereof
- Job 36:30 Or, thereon
- Job 36:30 Or, covereth it with the depths of the sea
- Job 36:32 Hebrew light.
- Job 36:32 Or, against the assailant
- Job 36:33 Or, it
- Job 36:33 Or, him
- Job 37:2 Or, muttering
- Job 37:3 Hebrew light.
- Job 37:3 Hebrew skirts.
- Job 37:4 Hebrew them.
- Job 37:9 Hebrew scattering winds.
- Job 37:10 Or, congealed
- Job 37:11 Hebrew light.
- Job 37:13 Or, earth
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