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Job 37
New Century Version
Job 37
New Century Version
37 “At the sound of his thunder, my heart pounds
as if it will jump out of my chest.
2 Listen! Listen to the thunder of God’s voice
and to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 He turns his lightning loose under the whole sky
and sends it to the farthest parts of the earth.
4 After that you can hear the roar
when he thunders with a great sound.
He does not hold back the flashing
when his voice is heard.
5 God’s voice thunders in wonderful ways;
he does great things we cannot understand.
6 He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’
and to the shower, ‘Be a heavy rain.’
7 With it, he stops everyone from working
so everyone knows it is the work of God.
8 The animals take cover from the rain
and stay in their dens.
9 The storm comes from where it was stored;
the cold comes with the strong winds.
10 The breath of God makes ice,
and the wide waters become frozen.
11 He fills the clouds with water
and scatters his lightning through them.
12 At his command they swirl around
over the whole earth,
doing whatever he commands.
13 He uses the clouds to punish people
or to water his earth and show his love.
14 “Job, listen to this:
Stop and notice God’s miracles.
15 Do you know how God controls the clouds
and makes his lightning flash?
16 Do you know how the clouds hang in the sky?
Do you know the miracles of God, who knows everything?
17 You suffer in your clothes
when the land is silenced by the hot, south wind.
18 You cannot stretch out the sky like God
and make it look as hard as polished bronze.
19 Tell us what we should say to him;
we cannot get our arguments ready because we do not have enough understanding.
20 Should God be told that I want to speak?
Would a person ask to be swallowed up?
21 No one can look at the sun
when it is bright in the sky
after the wind has blown all the clouds away.
22 God comes out of the north in golden light,
in overwhelming greatness.
23 The Almighty is too high for us to reach.
He has great strength;
he is always right and never punishes unfairly.
24 That is why people honor him;
he does not respect those who say they are wise.”
Job 37
King James Version
Job 37
King James Version
37 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them 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, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.
10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Job 37
Nueva Versión Internacional
Job 37
Nueva Versión Internacional
37 »Al llegar a este punto,[a] mi corazón se acelera
como si fuera a salírseme del pecho.
2 ¡Escucha, escucha el estruendo de su voz,
el ruido estrepitoso que sale de su boca!
3 Lanza sus rayos bajo el cielo entero;
su resplandor, hasta los confines de la tierra.
4 Sigue luego el rugido majestuoso de su voz;
¡ella resuena y no retiene sus rayos!
5 Dios hace tronar su voz
y se producen maravillas:
¡Dios hace grandes cosas
que rebasan nuestra comprensión!
6 A la nieve ordena: “¡Cae sobre la tierra!”,
y a la lluvia: “¡Muestra tu poder!”.
7 Detiene la actividad humana
para que todos reconozcan sus obras.
8 Los animales buscan abrigo
y se quedan en sus cuevas.
9 De las constelaciones del sur viene la tempestad;
de los vientos del norte, el frío.
10 Por el aliento de Dios se forma el hielo
y se congelan las masas de agua.
11 Con agua de lluvia carga las nubes
y lanza sus relámpagos desde ellas;
12 y estas van de un lado a otro,
por toda la faz de la tierra,
dispuestas a cumplir sus mandatos.
13 Por su bondad, hace que vengan las nubes,
ya sea para castigar o para bendecir.[b]
14 »Escucha esto, Job,
ponte a pensar en las maravillas de Dios.
15 ¿Sabes cómo controla Dios las nubes
y cómo hace que su relámpago deslumbre?
16 ¿Sabes cómo las nubes,
maravillas del conocimiento perfecto,[c]
se mantienen suspendidas?
17 Tú, que te sofocas de calor entre tus ropas
cuando la tierra dormita bajo el viento del sur,
18 ¿puedes ayudarle a extender los cielos,
sólidos como espejo de bronce bruñido?
19 »Haznos saber qué debemos responderle,
pues debido a nuestra ignorancia[d]
no tenemos argumentos.
20 ¿Le haré saber que estoy pidiendo la palabra?
¿Quién se atreve a hablar para ser destruido?
21 No hay quien pueda mirar al sol brillante
después de que el viento ha despejado los cielos.
22 Un dorado resplandor viene del norte;
¡viene Dios, envuelto en terrible majestad!
23 El Todopoderoso no está a nuestro alcance;
excelso es su poder.
Grandes son su justicia y rectitud;
¡a nadie oprime!
24 Por eso le temen los mortales,
porque él no toma en cuenta a los sabios de corazón».[e]
Job 37
EasyEnglish Bible
Job 37
EasyEnglish Bible
Elihu continues to speak
37 ‘When I hear the noise of a storm like that,
I shake with fear.
2 Listen carefully to the sound of God's voice,
when he speaks like thunder.
3 He sends lightning across the whole sky.
Its light reaches everywhere on the earth.
4 After the lightning comes the sound of his voice.
He roars like the great sound of thunder.
When he speaks like that,
the storm never stops.
5 When God's voice speaks,
he causes wonderful things to happen.
He does great things that we cannot understand.
6 He tells the snow to fall to the earth.
He tells the rain to pour down
and make the ground wet.
7 He does that to show people what he can do.
He causes everyone to stop their own work.
8 The wild animals have to hide in a safe place.
They have to stay in their homes.
9 The strong wind of a storm comes from the place where it starts.
Cold winds blow strongly from the north.
10 The cold wind is like God's breath.
He causes ice to cover the rivers and the lakes.
11 He fills the clouds with lots of water.
He sends the lightning through the clouds.
12 The clouds move around across the whole earth.
They go wherever God sends them.
He tells them what they must do.
13 He may send a storm as punishment for his land.
Or he may send it to show his love for his people.
14 Listen carefully to what I am telling you, Job.
Stop and think about the wonderful things that God does.
15 Do you know how God commands the storms?
Do you know how he sends the bright lightning from the clouds?
16 Can you explain how the clouds hang in the sky?
God knows everything perfectly
and he does these wonderful things.
17 When the hot wind blows from the south,
nothing moves on the earth.
Your body is too hot in the clothes that you wear.
18 God puts the clouds across the whole sky,
like a metal mirror that shines brightly.
Can you also do that? No!
19 Tell us, Job, what things we should say to God.
We cannot argue with him,
because our minds are in a dark place.
20 Should I tell God that I want to speak to him?
That would be the end of me!
21 Now the wind has blown all the clouds away.
The sun shines brightly in the sky.
It is too bright for us to look at.
22 God comes with his bright glory from the north!
His glory is all around him.
It makes us afraid.
23 Almighty God is so great that we cannot come near to him.
He is very powerful.
But he always does what is right and fair.
He is not cruel to people.
24 So people respect God with fear.
He does not listen to those who think that they are wise.’
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