Job 37

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 At this my heart trembles and leaps out of its place,	1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
2 To hear his angry voice as it rumbles forth from his mouth!	2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3 Everywhere under the heavens he sends it, with his lightning, to the ends of the earth.	3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4 Again his voice roars-- the majestic sound of his thunder.	4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5 He does great things beyond our knowing; wonders past our searching out.	5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6 For he says to the snow, "Fall to the earth"; likewise to his heavy, drenching rain.	6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
7 He shuts up all mankind indoors;	7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
8 the wild beasts take to cover and remain quietly in their dens.	8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
9 Out of its chamber comes forth the tempest; from the north winds, the cold.	9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.
10 With his breath God brings the frost, and the broad waters become congealed.	10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11 With hail, also, the clouds are laden, as they scatter their flashes of light.	11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
12 He it is who changes their rounds, according to his plans, in their task upon the surface of the earth,	12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
13 whether for punishment or mercy, as he commands.	13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
14 Hearken to this, O Job! Stand and consider the wondrous works of God!	14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you know how God lays his commands upon them, and makes the light shine forth from his clouds?	15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16 Do you know how the clouds are banked, the wondrous work of him who is perfect in knowledge?	16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
17 You, whom the streams of water fail when a calm from the south comes over the land,	17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
18 Do you spread out with him the firmament of the skies, hard as a brazen mirror?	18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
19 Teach us then what we shall say to him; we cannot, for the darkness, make our plea.	19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
20 Will he be told about it when I speak, or when a man says he is being destroyed?	20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
21 Nay, rather, it is as the light which men see not while it is obscured among the clouds, till the wind comes by and sweeps the clouds away.	21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22 From the North the splendor comes, surrounding God's awesome majesty!	22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
23 The Almighty! we cannot discover him, pre-eminent in power and judgment; his great justice owes no one an accounting.	23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
24 Therefore men revere him, though none can see him, however wise their hearts.	24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.