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Job 37 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Elihu Says God has Authority over the Storm

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:1 -

“Indeed, at His thundering my heart trembles

And leaps out of its place.

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“Listen carefully to the thunder of His voice,

And the rumbling that goes out of His mouth!

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“He lets it loose under the whole heaven,

And His lightning to the ends of the earth.

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“After it, His voice roars;

He thunders with the voice of His majesty,

And He does not restrain His lightning [against His adversaries] when His voice is heard.

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“God thunders marvelously with His voice;

He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

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“For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;

And [He speaks] to the showers and to the downpour [of His mighty rains], ‘Be strong.’

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“God seals (brings to a standstill, stops) [by severe weather] the hand of every man,

That all men [whom He has made] may know His work [that is, His sovereign power and their subjection to it].

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“Then the beast goes into its lair

And remains in its hiding place.

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“Out of its chamber comes the storm,

And cold from the north wind.

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“Ice is made by the breath of God,

And the expanse of the waters is frozen.

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“He loads the thick cloud with moisture;

He disperses the cloud of His lightning.

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“Its direction is turned around by His guidance,

That it may do whatever He commands it

On the face of the inhabited earth.

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“Whether [it be] for correction, or for His earth [generally]

Or for [His] mercy and lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.

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“Listen to this, Job;

Stand still and consider the wonders of God.

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“Do you know how God establishes and commands them,

And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?

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“Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens],

The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,

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You whose garments are hot,

When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?

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“Can you, with Him, spread out the sky,

Strong as a molten mirror?

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“Tell us [Job] what words [of man] shall we say to such a Being;

We cannot state our case because of darkness [that is, our ignorance in the presence of the unsearchable God].

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“So shall it be told Him that I wish to speak?

Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up [and destroyed by God]?

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“Now people cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies [without being blinded],

When the wind has passed and cleared them.

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“Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it];

Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].

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“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;

He is exalted in power

And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.

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“Men therefore fear Him;

He does not regard nor respect any who are wise in heart [in their own understanding and conceit].”

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