Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Yea,
at this my heart trembleth,
And is
moved
out
of
its place.
“
At this my heart also
pounds
and leaps
from
its place.
Hear,
oh,
hear
the noise
of his voice ,
And the sound
that goeth
out
of
his mouth.
Listen
closely
to
the thunder
of His voice and the rumbling
that comes
from
His mouth.
He sendeth
it
forth
under
the whole heaven,
And his
lightening
unto
the ends of the earth.
He unleashes
His
lightning
beneath
the whole sky
and sends
it
to
the ends of the earth.
After
it
a voice
roareth
; He thundereth
with the
voice
of
his majesty;
And
he restraineth
not `
the lightnings'
when his voice is
heard
.
Then
there
comes
a roaring
sound
; He thunders
with His majestic
voice.
He does
not restrain
the lightning
when His voice resounds
.
God thundereth
marvellously
with his voice; Great things doeth
he,
which
we cannot comprehend.
God thunders
wondrously
with His voice; He
does
great things we cannot comprehend.
For he saith
to the snow, Fall thou
on the earth ;
Likewise
to
the
shower
of
rain
, And to the showers
of
his
mighty
rain.
For He says
to the snow, ‘
Fall on the earth, ’
and to the gentle
rain ,
‘Pour
out
a
mighty
downpour
. ’
He sealeth
up the hand of every man, That all men whom
he
hath
made
may know `it'
.
He seals
up the hand of every man, so
that all men may know His
work
.
Then
the beasts
go
into
coverts,
And
remain
in their dens.
The wild
animals
enter
their
lairs;
they
settle
down
in their dens.
Out
of
the chamber `of
the
south'
cometh
the
storm
, And cold out
of
the north.
The tempest
comes
from
its
chamber, and the
cold from
the driving
north winds
.
By the breath of God ice is given;
And the breadth
of
the
waters
is
straitened
.
By the breath of God the
ice is formed
and the watery
expanses
are
frozen
.
Yea,
he ladeth
the thick
cloud
with moisture; He spreadeth
abroad
the
cloud
of
his lightning :
He loads
the clouds
with moisture; He scatters
His lightning through
them.
And
it
is
turned
round
about by
his guidance
, That they
may
do
whatsoever
he commandeth
them
Upon
the face of the habitable
world,
They
swirl
about ,
whirling
at
His direction
, accomplishing
all
that He commands
over
the face of all
the earth.
Whether it
be
for correction,
or for his land, Or
for
lovingkindness,
that
he cause
it
to
come
.
Whether for punishment
or for His land, He accomplishes
this
in
His
loving
devotion
.
Hearken
unto
this, O Job :
Stand still ,
and consider the wondrous
works
of God.
Listen
to
this, O Job ;
stand still and consider the wonders
of God.
Dost
thou
know how God layeth
`his
charge'
upon
them,
And
causeth
the lightning of
his
cloud
to
shine
?
Do
you
know how God dispatches
the clouds
or
makes
the
lightning flash
?
Dost
thou
know
the
balancings
of
the clouds, The
wondrous
works
of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Do
you
understand
how
the clouds float
, those
wonders
of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
How
thy
garments
are
warm,
When the earth
is
still
by
reason
of
the south `
wind '?
You
whose
clothes
get
hot
when the land
lies
hushed
under
the south wind ,
Canst
thou
with
him spread out the sky,
Which
is
strong
as
a molten
mirror?
can
you,
like
Him ,
spread out the skies
to
reflect
the
heat
like
a mirror of
bronze
?
Teach us what we shall
say unto
him; `For'
we cannot set
`
our speech'
in order
by
reason
of
darkness.
Teach us what we should
say to
Him; we cannot draw
up
our case
when
our
faces
are
in darkness.
Shall
it
be told him
that I would
speak? Or
should
a man wish
that
he
were
swallowed up?
Should
He
be told that I want
to
speak? Would
a man ask
to
be
swallowed up ?
And
now men
see
not
the light
which
is bright in the skies ;
But
the wind passeth,
and
cleareth
them.
Now no
one
can
gaze
at
the sun
when
it
is bright in the skies after
the wind has
swept
them clean
.
Out of the north cometh
golden splendor :
God
hath
upon
him
terrible
majesty.
Out of the north He
comes
in
golden splendor ;
awesome
majesty surrounds
Him
.
`Touching'
the Almighty ,
we
cannot
find
him
out
He is excellent
in power ;
And
in justice and plenteous
righteousness he will
not afflict
.
The Almighty is
beyond
our
reach;
He is exalted
in power !
In His
justice and great
righteousness He does
not oppress
.
Men
do
therefore fear him :
He regardeth
not any
that
are
wise of
heart.
Therefore ,
men
fear Him ,
for
He is
not partial
to
the
wise in
heart. ”
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