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Job 36:27-37:13
New International Version
Job 36:27-37:13
New International Version
27 “He draws up the drops of water,(A)
which distill as rain to the streams[a];(B)
28 the clouds pour down their moisture
and abundant showers(C) fall on mankind.(D)
29 Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,
how he thunders(E) from his pavilion?(F)
30 See how he scatters his lightning(G) about him,
bathing the depths of the sea.(H)
31 This is the way he governs[b] the nations(I)
and provides food(J) in abundance.(K)
32 He fills his hands with lightning
and commands it to strike its mark.(L)
33 His thunder announces the coming storm;(M)
even the cattle make known its approach.[c](N)
37 “At this my heart pounds(O)
and leaps from its place.
2 Listen!(P) Listen to the roar of his voice,(Q)
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.(R)
3 He unleashes his lightning(S) beneath the whole heaven
and sends it to the ends of the earth.(T)
4 After that comes the sound of his roar;
he thunders(U) with his majestic voice.(V)
When his voice resounds,
he holds nothing back.
5 God’s voice thunders(W) in marvelous ways;(X)
he does great things beyond our understanding.(Y)
6 He says to the snow,(Z) ‘Fall on the earth,’
and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’(AA)
7 So that everyone he has made may know his work,(AB)
he stops all people from their labor.[d](AC)
8 The animals take cover;(AD)
they remain in their dens.(AE)
9 The tempest comes out from its chamber,(AF)
the cold from the driving winds.(AG)
10 The breath of God produces ice,
and the broad waters become frozen.(AH)
11 He loads the clouds with moisture;(AI)
he scatters his lightning(AJ) through them.(AK)
12 At his direction they swirl around
over the face of the whole earth
to do whatever he commands them.(AL)
13 He brings the clouds to punish people,(AM)
or to water his earth and show his love.(AN)
Job 36:27-37:13
Common English Bible
Job 36:27-37:13
Common English Bible
27 He draws up drops of water
that distill rain from his flood;
28 the clouds pour moisture
and drip continually on humans.
29 Even if one perceives a spreading cloud
and the thunder of his pavilion,[a]
30 look how he spreads lightning across it
and covers the seabed;
31 for by water[b] he judges peoples
and gives food in abundance.
32 He conceals lightning in his palms
and orders it to its target.
33 His thunder announces it;
even cattle proclaim its rising.
37 Oh, my mind is disturbed by this
and is more troubled than usual.
2 Listen closely to the rumble of his voice,
the roar issuing from his mouth.
3 He looses it under the whole sky,
his lightning on earth’s edges.
4 After it, a voice roars;
he thunders with a mighty voice,
and no one can stop it
when his voice is heard.
5 God roars with his wondrous voice;
he does great things we can’t know.
6 He says to the snow, “Fall to earth,”
and to the downpour of rain, “Be a mighty shower.”
7 He stamps the hand of every person
so all can know his work.[c]
8 The wild beast enters its lair,
lies down in its den.
9 The storm comes from its chamber,
the cold from the north wind.
10 By God’s breath ice forms;
water’s expanse becomes solid.
11 He also fills clouds with moisture;
his lightning scatters clouds.
12 He overturns the circling clouds;[d]
by his guidance they do[e] their work,
doing everything he commands over the entire earth.
13 Whether for punishment, for his world,
or for kindness,
God makes it all happen.
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