Job 37:1–16

Elihu Says God Is Back of the Storm

1 “At this also my heart trembles,

And leaps from its place.

2 “Listen closely to the athunder of His voice,

And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.

3 “Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,

And His 1lightning to the aends of the earth.

4 “After it, a voice roars;

He thunders with His majestic voice,

And He does not restrain 1the lightnings when His voice is heard.

5 “God athunders with His voice wondrously,

Doing bgreat things which we cannot comprehend.

6 “For to athe snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’

And to the 1bdownpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’

7 “He aseals the hand of every man,

That ball men may know His work.

8 “Then the beast goes into its alair

And remains in its 1den.

9 “Out of the 1asouth comes the storm,

And out of the 2north the cold.

10 “From the breath of God aice is made,

And the expanse of the waters is frozen.

11 “Also with moisture He aloads the thick cloud;

He bdisperses cthe cloud of His 1lightning.

12 “It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,

That 1it may do whatever He acommands 2it

On the bface of the inhabited earth.

13 “Whether for 1acorrection, or for bHis world,

Or for clovingkindness, He causes it to 2happen.

14 “Listen to this, O Job,

Stand and consider the wonders of God.

15 “Do you know how God establishes them,

And makes the 1lightning of His cloud to shine?

16 “Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds,

The awonders of one bperfect in knowledge,