Job 37 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Elihu Says God Is Back of the Storm

Job 37:1"At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place.

Job 37:2Hearken to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

Job 37:3Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.

Job 37:4After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.

Job 37:5

Job 37:5God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things which we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:6

Job 37:6For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth'; and to the shower and the rain, 'Be strong.'

Job 37:7

Job 37:7He seals up the hand of every man, that all men may know his work.

Job 37:8

Job 37:8Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.

Job 37:9

Job 37:9From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.

Job 37:10

Job 37:10By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.

Job 37:11

Job 37:11He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.

Job 37:12

Job 37:12They turn round and round by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.

Job 37:13

Job 37:13Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen.

Job 37:14

Job 37:14"Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.

Job 37:15

Job 37:15Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Job 37:16

Job 37:16Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,

Job 37:17

Job 37:17you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?

Job 37:18

Job 37:18Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?

Job 37:19

Job 37:19Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.

Job 37:20

Job 37:20Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?

Job 37:21

Job 37:21"And now men cannot look on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.

Job 37:22

Job 37:22Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with terrible majesty.

Job 37:23

Job 37:23The Almighty--we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

Job 37:24

Job 37:24Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit."

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Job 37 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Elihu Says God Is Back of the Storm

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