Job 36:27-37:13
English Standard Version
27 For he draws up the drops of water;
they distill his (A)mist in (B)rain,
28 which (C)the skies pour down
and drop on mankind abundantly.
29 Can anyone understand (D)the spreading of the clouds,
the thunderings of his (E)pavilion?
30 Behold, he scatters his lightning about him
and covers the roots of the sea.
31 For by these he (F)judges peoples;
he gives (G)food in abundance.
32 He covers his (H)hands with the lightning
and commands it to strike the mark.
33 Its crashing declares his presence;[a]
the cattle also declare that he rises.
Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty
37 “At this also my heart trembles
and leaps out of its place.
2 Keep listening to the thunder of his voice
and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 Under the whole heaven he lets it go,
and his (I)lightning to the (J)corners of the earth.
4 After it (K)his voice roars;
(L)he thunders with his majestic voice,
and he does not restrain the lightnings[b] when his voice is heard.
5 God thunders wondrously with his voice;
he does (M)great things that we cannot (N)comprehend.
6 For to (O)the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
7 He (P)seals up the hand of every man,
that all men whom he made may (Q)know it.
8 Then the beasts go into their (R)lairs,
and remain in their (S)dens.
9 From (T)its chamber (U)comes the whirlwind,
and (V)cold from the scattering winds.
10 By the breath of God (W)ice is given,
and (X)the broad waters are frozen fast.
11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
the clouds scatter his lightning.
12 They (Y)turn around and around by his (Z)guidance,
(AA)to accomplish all that he commands them
on the face of (AB)the habitable world.
13 Whether for (AC)correction or for his (AD)land
or for (AE)love, he causes it to happen.
Job 36:27-37:13
New Living Translation
27 He draws up the water vapor
and then distills it into rain.
28 The rain pours down from the clouds,
and everyone benefits.
29 Who can understand the spreading of the clouds
and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
30 See how he spreads the lightning around him
and how it lights up the depths of the sea.
31 By these mighty acts he nourishes[a] the people,
giving them food in abundance.
32 He fills his hands with lightning bolts
and hurls each at its target.
33 The thunder announces his presence;
the storm announces his indignant anger.[b]
37 “My heart pounds as I think of this.
It trembles within me.
2 Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
as it rolls from his mouth.
3 It rolls across the heavens,
and his lightning flashes in every direction.
4 Then comes the roaring of the thunder—
the tremendous voice of his majesty.
He does not restrain it when he speaks.
5 God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
6 “He directs the snow to fall on the earth
and tells the rain to pour down.
7 Then everyone stops working
so they can watch his power.
8 The wild animals take cover
and stay inside their dens.
9 The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
and the driving winds bring the cold.
10 God’s breath sends the ice,
freezing wide expanses of water.
11 He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.
12 The clouds churn about at his direction.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
13 He makes these things happen either to punish people
or to show his unfailing love.
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