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