Job 36:22-37:24
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Behold, God is exalted in His power;
Who is a (A)teacher like Him?
23 Who has appointed Him His way,
And who has said, ‘(B)You have worked out [a]unrighteousness’?
24 “Remember that you should (C)exalt His work,
Of which men have (D)sung.
25 All men have beheld it;
Man looks from afar.
26 Behold, God is (E)exalted, and (F)we do not know Him;
The (G)number of His years is unsearchable.
27 For (H)He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain for His [b]stream,
28 Which the clouds pour down,
They drip upon man abundantly.
29 Can anyone discern the (I)spreading of the clouds,
The (J)thundering of His [c]pavilion?
30 Behold, He spreads His [d]lightning about Him,
And He covers the depths of the sea.
31 For by these He (K)judges peoples;
He (L)gives food in abundance.
32 He covers His hands with the [e]lightning,
And (M)commands it to strike the mark.
33 Its (N)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 [f]Listen closely to the (O)thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.
3 Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,
And His [g]lightning to the (P)ends of the earth.
4 After it, a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain [h]the lightnings when His voice is heard.
5 God (Q)thunders with His voice marvelously,
Doing (R)great things which we do not know.
6 For to (S)the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the (T)downpour of rain and the downpour of rains, ‘Be strong.’
7 He (U)seals the hand of every man,
That (V)all men may know His work.
8 Then the beast goes into its (W)lair
And dwells in its [i]den.
9 Out of the [j](X)south comes the storm,
And out of the [k]north the cold.
10 From the breath of God (Y)ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
11 Also with moisture He (Z)loads the thick cloud;
He (AA)scatters (AB)the cloud of His [l]lightning.
12 It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,
That [m]it may do whatever He (AC)commands [n]it
On the (AD)face of the inhabited earth.
13 Whether for [o](AE)correction, or for (AF)His world,
Or for (AG)lovingkindness, He causes it to [p]happen.
14 “Give ear to this, O Job,
Stand and carefully consider the wondrous deeds of God.
15 Do you know how God establishes them,
And makes the [q]lightning of His cloud to shine?
16 Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds,
The (AH)wonders of one [r](AI)perfect in knowledge,
17 You whose garments are hot,
When the land is quiet because of the south wind?
18 Can you, with Him, (AJ)spread out the skies,
Strong as a molten mirror?
19 Make us know what we shall say to Him;
We (AK)cannot arrange our case because of darkness.
20 Shall it be recounted to Him that I would speak?
[s]If a man says a word, will He indeed be swallowed up?
21 “So now [t]men do not see the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind has passed and cleared them.
22 Out of the north comes golden splendor;
Around God is fearsome majesty.
23 The Almighty—(AL)we cannot find Him;
He is (AM)exalted in power
And (AN)He will not afflict (AO)justice and abundant righteousness.
24 Therefore men (AP)fear Him;
He does not (AQ)regard any who are wise of heart.”
Footnotes
- Job 36:23 Or injustice
- 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 37:15 Lit light
- Job 37:16 Or blameless
- Job 37:20 Or If a man speaks, surely he shall be swallowed up
- Job 37:21 Lit they
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