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Job 37
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job 37
Holman Christian Standard Bible
37 My heart(A) pounds at this
and leaps from my chest.[a]
2 Just listen to His thunderous voice
and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3 He lets it loose beneath the entire sky;
His lightning to the ends(B) of the earth.
4 Then there comes a roaring sound;
God thunders(C) with His majestic voice.
He does not restrain the lightning
when His rumbling voice is heard.
5 God thunders marvelously with His voice;
He does great things that we cannot comprehend.
6 For He says to the snow,(D) “Fall to the earth,”
and the torrential rains, His mighty torrential rains,
7 serve as His sign to all mankind,
so that all men may know His work.
8 The wild animals enter their lairs
and stay in their dens.(E)
9 The windstorm comes from its chamber,
and the cold from the driving north winds.
10 Ice is formed by the breath of God,(F)
and watery expanses are frozen.
11 He saturates clouds with moisture;(G)
He scatters His lightning through them.
12 They swirl about,
turning round and round at His direction,
accomplishing everything He commands them
over the surface of the inhabited world.
13 He causes this to happen for punishment,
for His land, or for His faithful love.
14 Listen to this, Job.
Stop and consider God’s wonders.
15 Do you know how God directs His clouds
or makes their lightning flash?
16 Do you understand how the clouds float,
those wonderful works of Him who has perfect knowledge?
17 You whose clothes get hot
when the south wind brings calm to the land,
18 can you help God spread out the skies
as hard as a cast metal mirror?
19 Teach us what we should say to Him;(H)
we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.
20 Should He be told that I want to speak?
Can a man speak when he is confused?
21 Now men cannot even look at the sun
when it is in the skies,
after a wind has swept through and cleared them away.
22 Yet out of the north He comes, shrouded in a golden glow;
awesome(I) majesty surrounds Him.
23 The Almighty—we cannot reach Him—
He is exalted in power!
He will not oppress justice and abundant righteousness,
24 Therefore, men fear Him.
He does not look favorably on any who are wise(J) in heart.
Footnotes
- Job 37:1 Lit from its place
Job 37
La Biblia de las Américas
Job 37
La Biblia de las Américas
37 Ante esto también tiembla mi corazón,
y salta de su lugar.
2 Escuchad atentamente el estruendo de su voz,
y el rugido que sale de su boca(A).
3 Bajo todos los cielos lo suelta,
y su relámpago[a] hasta los confines de la tierra(B).
4 Tras él, ruge una voz;
truena Él con su majestuosa voz,
y no retiene los relámpagos[b] mientras se oye su voz.
5 Maravillosamente truena Dios con su voz,
haciendo grandes cosas que no comprendemos(C).
6 Porque a la nieve(D) dice: «Cae sobre la tierra»,
y al aguacero y a la lluvia[c](E): «Sed fuertes».
7 Él sella la mano de todo hombre(F),
para que todos conozcan su obra(G).
8 La fiera entra en su guarida,
y permanece en su madriguera[d](H).
9 Del sur[e](I) viene el torbellino,
y del norte[f] el frío.
10 Del soplo de Dios se forma el hielo(J),
y se congela la extensión de las aguas.
11 También Él carga de humedad la densa nube(K),
y esparce la nube(L) con su relámpago[g](M);
12 aquella gira y da vueltas por su sabia dirección,
para hacer todo lo que Él le[h] ordena(N)
sobre la faz de toda la tierra[i](O).
13 Ya sea por corrección[j](P), o por el mundo suyo(Q),
o por misericordia(R), Él hace que suceda[k].
14 Escucha esto, Job,
detente y considera las maravillas de Dios.
15 ¿Sabes tú cómo Dios las establece,
y hace resplandecer el relámpago[l] de su nube?
16 ¿Sabes tú la posición de las densas nubes,
maravillas(S) del perfecto en conocimiento(T),
17 tú, cuyos vestidos están calientes
cuando la tierra está en calma a causa del viento del sur?
18 ¿Puedes con Él extender el firmamento(U),
fuerte como espejo de metal fundido?
19 Enséñanos qué le hemos de decir a Dios;
no podemos ordenar nuestro argumento(V) a causa de las tinieblas.
20 ¿Habrá que contarle que yo quiero hablar?
¿O debe un hombre decir que quiere ser tragado[m]?
21 Ahora los hombres no ven la luz que brilla en el firmamento;
pero pasa el viento y lo despeja.
22 Del norte viene dorado esplendor:
majestad impresionante alrededor de Dios.
23 Es el Todopoderoso[n]; no le podemos alcanzar(W);
Él es grande en poder(X),
y no pervertirá(Y) el juicio ni la abundante justicia(Z).
24 Por eso le temen los hombres(AA);
Él no estima a ninguno que se cree sabio de corazón(AB).
Footnotes
- Job 37:3 Lit., luz
- Job 37:4 Lit., no los retiene
- Job 37:6 Lit., aguacero de lluvia y aguacero de lluvias
- Job 37:8 Lit., sus madrigueras
- Job 37:9 Lit., De la cámara
- Job 37:9 Lit., de los vientos que dispersan
- Job 37:11 Lit., luz
- Job 37:12 Lit., les
- Job 37:12 Lit., tierra habitable
- Job 37:13 Lit., vara
- Job 37:13 Lit., sea hallado
- Job 37:15 Lit., la luz
- Job 37:20 O, Si un hombre habla, ciertamente será tragado
- Job 37:23 Heb., Shaddai
Job 37
New International Version
Job 37
New International Version
37 “At this my heart pounds(A)
and leaps from its place.
2 Listen!(B) Listen to the roar of his voice,(C)
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.(D)
3 He unleashes his lightning(E) beneath the whole heaven
and sends it to the ends of the earth.(F)
4 After that comes the sound of his roar;
he thunders(G) with his majestic voice.(H)
When his voice resounds,
he holds nothing back.
5 God’s voice thunders(I) in marvelous ways;(J)
he does great things beyond our understanding.(K)
6 He says to the snow,(L) ‘Fall on the earth,’
and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’(M)
7 So that everyone he has made may know his work,(N)
he stops all people from their labor.[a](O)
8 The animals take cover;(P)
they remain in their dens.(Q)
9 The tempest comes out from its chamber,(R)
the cold from the driving winds.(S)
10 The breath of God produces ice,
and the broad waters become frozen.(T)
11 He loads the clouds with moisture;(U)
he scatters his lightning(V) through them.(W)
12 At his direction they swirl around
over the face of the whole earth
to do whatever he commands them.(X)
13 He brings the clouds to punish people,(Y)
or to water his earth and show his love.(Z)
14 “Listen(AA) to this, Job;
stop and consider God’s wonders.(AB)
15 Do you know how God controls the clouds
and makes his lightning(AC) flash?(AD)
16 Do you know how the clouds hang poised,(AE)
those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?(AF)
17 You who swelter in your clothes
when the land lies hushed under the south wind,(AG)
18 can you join him in spreading out the skies,(AH)
hard as a mirror of cast bronze?(AI)
19 “Tell us what we should say to him;(AJ)
we cannot draw up our case(AK) because of our darkness.(AL)
20 Should he be told that I want to speak?
Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
21 Now no one can look at the sun,(AM)
bright as it is in the skies
after the wind has swept them clean.
22 Out of the north he comes in golden splendor;(AN)
God comes in awesome majesty.(AO)
23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;(AP)
in his justice(AQ) and great righteousness, he does not oppress.(AR)
24 Therefore, people revere him,(AS)
for does he not have regard for all the wise(AT) in heart?[b]”
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