Job 36:22–33

Behold, God is exalted in his power;

who is a teacher like him?

Who has prescribed for him his way,

or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’?

“Remember to extol his work,

of which men have sung.

All mankind has looked on it;

man beholds it from afar.

Behold, God is great, and we know him not;

the number of his years is unsearchable.

For he draws up the drops of water;

they distill his mist in rain,

which the skies pour down

and drop on mankind abundantly.

Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,

the thunderings of his pavilion?

Behold, he scatters his lightning about him

and covers the roots of the sea.

For by these he judges peoples;

he gives food in abundance.

He covers his hands with the lightning

and commands it to strike the mark.

Its crashing declares his presence;

the cattle also declare that he rises.

“God is exalted in his power.

Who is a teacher like him?

Who has prescribed his ways for him,

or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?

Remember to extol his work,

which people have praised in song.

All humanity has seen it;

mortals gaze on it from afar.

How great is God—beyond our understanding!

The number of his years is past finding out.

“He draws up the drops of water,

which distill as rain to the streams;

the clouds pour down their moisture

and abundant showers fall on mankind.

Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,

how he thunders from his pavilion?

See how he scatters his lightning about him,

bathing the depths of the sea.

This is the way he governs the nations

and provides food in abundance.

He fills his hands with lightning

and commands it to strike its mark.

His thunder announces the coming storm;

even the cattle make known its approach.

Look, God shows himself exalted by his power.

Who is a teacher like him?

Who has appointed his way for him,

and who has declared, “You have done wrong”?

Remember that you should praise his work,

which people have sung about.

All mankind has seen it;

people have looked at it from a distance.

Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge;

the number of his years cannot be counted.

For he makes waterdrops evaporate;

they distill the rain into its mist,

which the clouds pour out

and shower abundantly on mankind.

Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out

or how the thunder roars from God’s pavilion?

See how he spreads his lightning around him

and covers the depths of the sea.

For he judges the nations with these;

he gives food in abundance.

He covers his hands with lightning

and commands it to hit its mark.

The thunder declares his presence;

the cattle also, the approaching storm.

“Look, God is all-powerful.

Who is a teacher like him?

No one can tell him what to do,

or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’

Instead, glorify his mighty works,

singing songs of praise.

Everyone has seen these things,

though only from a distance.

“Look, God is greater than we can understand.

His years cannot be counted.

He draws up the water vapor

and then distills it into rain.

The rain pours down from the clouds,

and everyone benefits.

Who can understand the spreading of the clouds

and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?

See how he spreads the lightning around him

and how it lights up the depths of the sea.

By these mighty acts he nourishes the people,

giving them food in abundance.

He fills his hands with lightning bolts

and hurls each at its target.

The thunder announces his presence;

the storm announces his indignant anger.

“Look, God is exalted in his power;

who is a teacher like him?

Who has prescribed his way for him?

Or who says, ‘You have done wrong’?

Remember that you should extol his work,

of which people have sung.

All human beings have looked on it;

everyone watches from afar.

“Look, God is exalted, and we do not know him;

the number of his years is unsearchable.

Indeed, he draws up the drops of water;

he distills the rain into its mist,

which the clouds pour down;

they shower abundantly on human beings.

“Moreover, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds,

the thundering of his dwelling place?

Look, he scatters his lightning around him,

and he covers the roots of the sea.

Indeed, he judges people by them;

he gives food in abundance.

He covers his hands with lightning,

and he commands it the place at which to strike.

His thundering tells about him;

the livestock also tell concerning what rises.

Behold, God exalteth by his power:

Who teacheth like him?

Who hath enjoined him his way?

Or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

Remember that thou magnify his work,

Which men behold.

Every man may see it;

Man may behold it afar off.

Behold, God is great, and we know him not,

Neither can the number of his years be searched out.

For he maketh small the drops of water:

They pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

Which the clouds do drop

And distil upon man abundantly.

Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds,

Or the noise of his tabernacle?

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it,

And covereth the bottom of the sea.

For by them judgeth he the people;

He giveth meat in abundance.

With clouds he covereth the light;

And commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

The noise thereof sheweth concerning it,

The cattle also concerning the vapour.