Job 36:27-37:13
Lexham English Bible
27 Indeed, he draws up the drops of water;
he distills the rain into its mist,
28 which the clouds pour down;
they shower abundantly on human beings.
29 “Moreover, can anyone understand[a] the spreading of clouds,
the thundering of his dwelling place?
30 Look, he scatters his lightning around him,
and he covers the roots of the sea.
31 Indeed, he judges people by them;
he gives food in abundance.[b]
32 He covers his hands with lightning,
and he commands it the place at which to strike.
33 His thundering tells about him;
the livestock also tell concerning what rises.[c]
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,[d]
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[e]—
7 he stops all human beings from working[f]
so that everyone whom he has made may know it.[g]
8 Then[h] 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[i] turn around by his guidance
to accomplish all that he has commanded them
on the face of the habitable world.[j]
13 Whether as correction[k] or for his land,
or as loyal love, he lets it happen.
Footnotes
- Job 36:29 Literally “if he can understand”
- Job 36:31 Literally “as far as providing in abundance”
- Job 36:33 Literally “about going up”
- 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 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.
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