Job 36:27-37:13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
27 For he draws up the drops of water;
he distills[a] his mist in rain,(A)
28 which the skies pour down
and drop upon mortals abundantly.
29 Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
the thunderings of his pavilion?(B)
30 See, he scatters his lightning around him
and covers the roots of the sea.
31 For by these he governs peoples;
he gives food in abundance.(C)
32 He covers his hands with the lightning
and commands it to strike the mark.(D)
33 Its crashing[b] tells about him;
he is jealous[c] with anger against iniquity.(E)
37 “At this also my heart trembles
and leaps out of its place.
2 Listen, listen to the thunder of his voice
and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.(F)
3 Under the whole heaven he lets it loose,
and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
4 After it his voice roars;
he thunders with his majestic voice,
and he does not restrain the lightnings[d] when his voice is heard.(G)
5 God thunders wondrously with his voice;
he does great things that we cannot comprehend.(H)
6 For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth’;
and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain,(I)
7 serves as a sign on everyone’s hand,
so that all whom he has made may know it.[e](J)
8 Then the animals go into their lairs
and remain in their dens.(K)
9 From its chamber comes the whirlwind
and cold from the scattering winds.(L)
10 By the breath of God ice is given,
and the broad waters are frozen fast.(M)
11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
the clouds scatter his lightning.(N)
12 They turn round and round by his guidance
to accomplish all that he commands them
on the face of the habitable world.(O)
13 Whether for correction or for his land
or for love, he causes it to happen.(P)
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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