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The voice of his thunder rebukes the earth; 16 when he appears, the mountains shake. At his will the south wind blows; so do the storm from the north and the whirlwind. He scatters the snow like birds flying down, and its descent is like locusts alighting.
18
The eye is dazzled by the beauty of its whiteness, and the mind is amazed as it falls.
19
He pours frost over the earth like salt, and icicles form like pointed thorns.
20
The cold north wind blows, and ice freezes on the water; it settles on every pool of water, and the water puts it on like a breastplate.
21
He consumes the mountains and burns up the wilderness, and withers the tender grass like fire.
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