Job 37

Revised Geneva Translation

37 “At this, also, my heart is astonished, and is moved out of its place.

² “Hear the sound of His voice, and the noise that goes out of His Mouth.

³ “He directs it under the whole heaven, and His light to the ends of the world.

⁴ “After it, a noise sounds. He thunders with the Voice of His majesty. And He will not stop them when His Voice is heard.

⁵ “God thunders marvelously with His Voice. He works great things which we do not know.

⁶ “For He says to the snow, ‘Be upon the Earth,’ likewise to the small rain and to the great rain of His power.

⁷ “With its force He shuts up every man, so that all men may know His work.

⁸ “Then the beasts go into the den and remain in their places.

⁹ “The whirlwind comes out of the South, and the cold from the North wind.

¹⁰ “At the breath of God the frost is given and the breadth of the waters is made narrow.

¹¹ “He also makes the clouds labor to water, and scatters the cloud with His light.

¹² “And it is turned by His guidance, so that they may do whatever He commands them upon the whole world.

¹³ “Whether it be for punishment, or for His land, or from mercy, He causes it to come.

¹⁴ “Listen to this, O Job! Stand and consider the wondrous works of God.

¹⁵ “Do you know when God placed them, and caused the light of His cloud to shine?

¹⁶ “Have you known the variety of the cloud, the wondrous works of Him Who is perfect in knowledge,

¹⁷ “how your clothes are warm when He makes the Earth quiet through the South wind?

¹⁸ “Have you stretched out the heavens, which are strong as a molten glass?

¹⁹ “Tell us what we shall say to Him. We cannot arrange anything because of darkness.

²⁰ “Shall it be told to Him when I speak? Or shall man speak when he shall be destroyed?

²¹ “And now men do not see the light which shines in the clouds, but the wind passes and cleanses them.

²² “The brightness comes out of the North, the praise to God, which is terrible.

²³ “The Almighty: we cannot find him. Excellent in power and judgment, and abundant in justice, He does not afflict.

²⁴ “Therefore, let men fear him. He will not regard any who are wise in their own heart.”