The Bible in Basic English BBE
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1 At this my heart is shaking; it is moved out of its place.
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“At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
2 Give ear to the rolling noise of his voice; to the hollow sound which goes out of his mouth.
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Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends 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 it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.
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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 He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;
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God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
6 For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.
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He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’
7 He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.
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So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.
8 Then the beasts go into their holes, and take their rest.
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The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.
9 Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.
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The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds.
10 By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.
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The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.
11 The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;
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He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.
12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,
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At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.
13 For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.
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He brings the clouds to punish people, or to water his earth and show his love.
14 Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.
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“Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.
15 Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?
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Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?
16 Have you knowledge of the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of him who has all wisdom?
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Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
17 You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,
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You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?
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can you join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
19 Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.
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“Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
20 How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?
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Should he be told that I want to speak? Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
21 And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them 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 A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.
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Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty.
23 There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.
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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 For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.
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Therefore, people revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart? ”
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