Job 37 (New Living Translation)
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"My heart pounds as I think of this. It leaps within me.
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Listen carefully to the thunder of God's voice as it rolls from his mouth.
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It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes out in every direction.
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Then comes the roaring of the thunder – the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain the thunder when he speaks.
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God's voice is glorious in the thunder. We cannot comprehend the greatness of his power.
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"He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down.
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Everyone stops working at such a time so they can recognize his power.
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The wild animals hide in the rocks or in their dens.
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The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold.
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God's breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water.
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He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning.
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The clouds turn around and around under his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
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He causes things to happen on earth, either as a punishment or as a sign of his unfailing love.
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"Listen, Job; stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
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Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash forth from his clouds?
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Do you understand how he balances the clouds with wonderful perfection and skill?
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When you are sweltering in your clothes and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
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he makes the skies reflect the heat like a giant mirror. Can you do that?
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"You think you know so much, so teach the rest of us what to say to God. We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
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Should God be told that I want to speak? Can we speak when we are confused?
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We cannot look at the sun, for it shines brightly in the sky when the wind clears away the clouds.
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Golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. He is clothed in dazzling splendor.
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We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty, yet he is so just and merciful that he does not oppress us.
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No wonder people everywhere fear him. People who are truly wise show him reverence."
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