Job 37:19-24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 Teach us what we shall say to him;
we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
20 Should he be told that I want to speak?
Did anyone ever wish to be swallowed up?
21 Now, no one can look 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;
around God is awesome majesty.
23 The Almighty[a]—we cannot find him;
he is great in power and justice,
and abundant righteousness he will not violate.(A)
24 Therefore mortals fear him;
he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”(B)
Footnotes
- 37.23 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
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?”
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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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