37:1 "At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place.
37:2 Hearken to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
37:3 Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
37:4 After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
37:5 God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things which we cannot comprehend.
37:6 For to the snow he says, `Fall on the earth'; and to the shower and the rain, `Be strong.'
37:7 He seals up the hand of every man, that all men may know his work.
37:8 Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.
37:9 From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
37:10 By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
37:11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
37:12 They turn round and round by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.
37:13 Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen.
37:14 "Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
37:15 Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
37:16 Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,
37:17 you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?
37:18 Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?
37:19 Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
37:20 Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
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.
37:22 Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with terrible majesty.
37:23 The Almighty -- we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
37:24 Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit."
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