Job 37:19-24
English Standard Version
19 Teach us what we shall say to him;
we cannot draw up our case because of (A)darkness.
20 Shall it be told him that I would speak?
Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
21 “And now no one looks on the light
when it is bright in the skies,
when the wind has passed and cleared them.
22 Out of the north comes golden splendor;
God is clothed with (B)awesome majesty.
23 The Almighty—we (C)cannot find him;
he is (D)great in power;
(E)justice and abundant righteousness he will not (F)violate.
24 Therefore men (G)fear him;
he does not regard any who are (H)wise in their own conceit.”[a]
Footnotes
- Job 37:24 Hebrew in heart
Job 37:19-24
International Standard Version
19 Tell us! What are we to say to him?
Can we prepare our case to face him
when our faces are in darkness?
20 Has it been relayed to God[a] that I want to talk?
Can a person[b] speak when he is confused?”
God is Revered
21 “So then, the sun[c] is too bright to gaze at, is it not?
The sky is swept clean by the wind that blows,[d] is it not?
22 From the north he brings gold;
around God is awesome splendor.
23 We cannot find the Almighty—
he is majestic in power and justice,
and overflowing with righteousness;
he never oppresses.
24 Therefore humanity fears him,
which none of the wise[e] can quite comprehend.”
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