Job 37

Common English Bible

37 Oh, my mind is disturbed by this
    and is more troubled than usual.
² Listen closely to the rumble of his voice,
    the roar issuing from his mouth.
³ He looses it under the whole sky,
    his lightning on earth’s edges.
⁴ After it, a voice roars;
    he thunders with a mighty voice,
    and no one can stop it
    when his voice is heard.
⁵ God roars with his wondrous voice;
    he does great things we can’t know.
⁶ He says to the snow, “Fall to earth,”
    and to the downpour of rain, “Be a mighty shower.”
⁷ He stamps the hand of every person
    so all can know his work.^[a]
8 The wild beast enters its lair,
    lies down in its den.
⁹ The storm comes from its chamber,
    the cold from the north wind.
¹⁰ By God’s breath ice forms;
    water’s expanse becomes solid.
¹¹ He also fills clouds with moisture;
    his lightning scatters clouds.
¹² He overturns the circling clouds;^[b]
    by his guidance they do^[c] their work,
    doing everything he commands over the entire earth.
¹³ Whether for punishment, for his world,
        or for kindness,
    God makes it all happen.

¹⁴ Hear this, Job;
    stop and ponder God’s mighty deeds.
¹⁵ Do you realize that when God commands them,
    his clouds produce lightning?
¹⁶ Do you understand the positioning of the clouds,
    the amazing deeds of one with perfect knowledge,
¹⁷ you whose clothes are hot
    when earth is calmed by the south wind?
¹⁸ Can you form the sky with him,
    hard like a mirror made of metal?
¹⁹ Tell us what we should say to him;
    we can’t present our case due to darkness.
²⁰ Should someone inform him that I wish to speak,
    or would anyone say he wants to be devoured?