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Job 37
Lexham English Bible
Job 37
Lexham English Bible
Elihu Extols God’s Majesty
37 “About this also my heart trembles,
and it leaps from its place.
2 Listen carefully to his voice’s thunder
and the rumbling that goes out from his mouth.
3 He lets it loose under all the heavens,
and his lightning to the earth’s corners.
4 After it, his voice roars;
it thunders with his majestic voice,[a]
and he does not restrain it when his voice is heard.
5 “God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways;
he does great things, and we cannot comprehend.
6 For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth’;
and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain[b]—
7 he stops all human beings from working[c]
so that everyone whom he has made may know it.[d]
8 Then[e] the animal goes into its den,
and it remains in its den.
9 “The storm wind comes from its chamber
and cold from the north wind.
10 By God’s breath, ice is given,
and the broad waters are frozen.
11 Also, he loads down thick clouds with moisture;
his lightning scatters the clouds.
12 And they[f] turn around by his guidance
to accomplish all that he has commanded them
on the face of the habitable world.[g]
13 Whether as correction[h] or for his land,
or as loyal love, he lets it happen.
14 “Hear this, Job;
stand still and consider carefully God’s wondrous works.
15 Do you know how God commands them[i]
and how he causes his cloud’s lightning to shine?
16 Do you know about the hovering of the clouds,
the marvelous works of the one with perfect knowledge?[j]
17 You whose garments are hot,
when the earth is being still because of the south wind,
18 with him can you spread out the skies,
hard as a molten mirror?
19 “Teach us what we should say to him;
we cannot draw up our case because of the presence of darkness.
20 Should he be told that I want to speak?
Or did a man say that he would be communicated with?
21 So then, they do not look at the light when it is bright in the skies,
when[k] the wind has passed and has cleansed them.
22 From the north comes gold—
awesome majesty is around God.
23 As for Shaddai, we cannot attain him;
he is exalted in power,
and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.
24 Therefore people revered him;
he does not regard any[l] who think that they are wise.”[m]
Footnotes
- Job 37:4 Literally “with the voice of his majesty”
- Job 37:6 Literally “the shower of rain and the show of rains of his strength”
- Job 37:7 Literally “on the hand of all man he seals”
- Job 37:7 Literally “to know all men of his work”
- Job 37:8 Hebrew “And”
- Job 37:12 Collective “clouds” in the first line takes the singular “it” here with the plural meaning
- Job 37:12 Literally “world of earth”
- Job 37:13 Literally “a rod”
- Job 37:15 Literally “at the putting of God upon them”
- Job 37:16 Literally “the marvelous works of perfect knowledge”
- Job 37:21 Hebrew “and”
- Job 37:24 Or “all”
- Job 37:24 Literally “the wise of heart”
Job 37
Reina-Valera 1960
Job 37
Reina-Valera 1960
37 Por eso también se estremece mi corazón,
Y salta de su lugar.
2 Oíd atentamente el estrépito de su voz,
Y el sonido que sale de su boca.
3 Debajo de todos los cielos lo dirige,
Y su luz hasta los fines de la tierra.
4 Después de ella brama el sonido,
Truena él con voz majestuosa;
Y aunque sea oída su voz, no los detiene.
5 Truena Dios maravillosamente con su voz;
Él hace grandes cosas, que nosotros no entendemos.
6 Porque a la nieve dice: Desciende a la tierra;
También a la llovizna, y a los aguaceros torrenciales.
7 Así hace retirarse a todo hombre,
Para que los hombres todos reconozcan su obra.
8 Las bestias entran en su escondrijo,
Y se están en sus moradas.
9 Del sur viene el torbellino,
Y el frío de los vientos del norte.
10 Por el soplo de Dios se da el hielo,
Y las anchas aguas se congelan.
11 Regando también llega a disipar la densa nube,
Y con su luz esparce la niebla.
12 Asimismo por sus designios se revuelven las nubes en derredor,
Para hacer sobre la faz del mundo,
En la tierra, lo que él les mande.
13 Unas veces por azote, otras por causa de su tierra,
Otras por misericordia las hará venir.
14 Escucha esto, Job;
Detente, y considera las maravillas de Dios.
15 ¿Sabes tú cómo Dios las pone en concierto,
Y hace resplandecer la luz de su nube?
16 ¿Has conocido tú las diferencias de las nubes,
Las maravillas del Perfecto en sabiduría?
17 ¿Por qué están calientes tus vestidos
Cuando él sosiega la tierra con el viento del sur?
18 ¿Extendiste tú con él los cielos,
Firmes como un espejo fundido?
19 Muéstranos qué le hemos de decir;
Porque nosotros no podemos ordenar las ideas a causa de las tinieblas.
20 ¿Será preciso contarle cuando yo hablare?
Por más que el hombre razone, quedará como abismado.
21 Mas ahora ya no se puede mirar la luz esplendente en los cielos,
Luego que pasa el viento y los limpia,
22 Viniendo de la parte del norte la dorada claridad.
En Dios hay una majestad terrible.
23 Él es Todopoderoso, al cual no alcanzamos, grande en poder;
Y en juicio y en multitud de justicia no afligirá.
24 Lo temerán por tanto los hombres;
Él no estima a ninguno que cree en su propio corazón ser sabio.
Job 37
New King James Version
Job 37
New King James Version
God’s Works and Wisdom
37 “At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
2 Hear attentively the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3 He sends it forth under the whole heaven,
His [a]lightning to the ends of the earth.
4 After it (A)a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.
5 God thunders marvelously with His voice;
(B)He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
6 For (C)He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;
Likewise to the [b]gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.
7 He seals the hand of every man,
(D)That (E)all men may know His work.
8 The beasts (F)go into dens,
And remain in their lairs.
9 From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind,
And cold from the scattering winds of the north.
10 (G)By the breath of God ice is given,
And the broad waters are frozen.
11 Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds;
He scatters His [c]bright clouds.
12 And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance,
That they may (H)do whatever He commands them
On the face of [d]the whole earth.
13 (I)He causes it to come,
Whether for [e]correction,
Or (J)for His land,
Or (K)for mercy.
14 “Listen to this, O Job;
Stand still and (L)consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you know when God [f]dispatches them,
And causes the light of His cloud to shine?
16 (M)Do you know how the clouds are balanced,
Those wondrous works of (N)Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 Why are your garments hot,
When He quiets the earth by the south wind?
18 With Him, have you (O)spread out the (P)skies,
Strong as a cast metal mirror?
19 “Teach us what we should say to Him,
For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.
20 Should He be told that I wish to speak?
If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up.
21 Even now men cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies,
When the wind has passed and cleared them.
22 He comes from the north as golden splendor;
With God is awesome majesty.
23 As for the Almighty, (Q)we cannot find Him;
(R)He is excellent in power,
In judgment and abundant justice;
He does not oppress.
24 Therefore men (S)fear Him;
He shows no partiality to any who are (T)wise of heart.”
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