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1 "At the sound of his thunder, my heart pounds as if it will jump out of my chest.
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“At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
2 Listen! Listen to the thunder of God's voice and to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
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Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 He turns his lightning loose under the whole sky and sends it to the farthest parts of the earth.
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He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4 After that you can hear the roar when he thunders with a great sound. He does not hold back the flashing when his voice is heard.
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After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.
5 God's voice thunders in wonderful ways; he does great things we cannot understand.
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God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
6 He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the shower, 'Be a heavy rain.'
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He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’
7 With it, he stops everyone from working so everyone knows it is the work of God.
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So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.
8 The animals take cover from the rain and stay in their dens.
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The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.
9 The storm comes from where it was stored; the cold comes with the strong winds.
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The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds.
10 The breath of God makes ice, and the wide waters become frozen.
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The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.
11 He fills the clouds with water and scatters his lightning through them.
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He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.
12 At his command they swirl around over the whole earth, doing whatever he commands.
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At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.
13 He uses the clouds to punish people or to water his earth and show his love.
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He brings the clouds to punish people, or to water his earth and show his love.
14 "Job, listen to this: Stop and notice God's miracles.
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“Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.
15 Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?
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Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?
16 Do you know how the clouds hang in the sky? Do you know the miracles of God, who knows everything?
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Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
17 You suffer in your clothes when the land is silenced by the hot, south wind.
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You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 You cannot stretch out the sky like God and make it look as hard as polished bronze.
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can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
19 Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot get our arguments ready because we do not have enough understanding.
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“Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
20 Should God be told that I want to speak? Would a person ask to be swallowed up?
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Should he be told that I want to speak? Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
21 No one can look at the sun when it is bright in the sky after the wind has blown all the clouds away.
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Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
22 God comes out of the north in golden light, in overwhelming greatness.
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Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty.
23 The Almighty is too high for us to reach. He has great strength; he is always right and never punishes unfairly.
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The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.
24 That is why people honor him; he does not respect those who say they are wise."
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Therefore, people revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart? ”
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