Common English Bible CEB
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Oh, my mind is disturbed by this and is more troubled than usual.
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"At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place.
2 Listen closely to the rumble of his voice, the roar issuing from his mouth.
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Listen, listen to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 He looses it under the whole sky, his lightning on earth's edges.
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Under the whole heaven he lets it loose, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
4 After it, a voice roars; he thunders with a mighty voice, and no one can stop it when his voice is heard.
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After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
5 God roars with his wondrous voice; he does great things we can't know.
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God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
6 He says to the snow, "Fall to earth," and to the downpour of rain, "Be a mighty shower."
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For to the snow he says, "Fall on the earth'; and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain,
7 He stamps the hand of every person so all can know his work.
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serves as a sign on everyone's hand, so that all whom he has made may know it.
8 The wild beast enters its lair, lies down in its den.
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Then the animals go into their lairs and remain in their dens.
9 The storm comes from its chamber, the cold from the north wind.
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From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
10 By God's breath ice forms; water's expanse becomes solid.
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By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
11 He also fills clouds with moisture; his lightning scatters clouds.
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He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
12 He overturns the circling clouds; by his guidance they do their work, doing everything he commands over the entire earth.
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They turn round and round by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.
13 Whether for punishment, for his world, or for kindness, God makes it all happen.
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Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen.
14 Hear this, Job; stop and ponder God's mighty deeds.
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"Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you realize that when God commands them, his clouds produce lightning?
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Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16 Do you understand the positioning of the clouds, the amazing deeds of one with perfect knowledge,
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Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one whose knowledge is perfect,
17 you whose clothes are hot when earth is calmed by the south wind?
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you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?
18 Can you form the sky with him, hard like a mirror made of metal?
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Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?
19 Tell us what we should say to him; we can't present our case due to darkness.
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Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
20 Should someone inform him that I wish to speak, or would anyone say he wants to be devoured?
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Should he be told that I want to speak? Did anyone ever wish to be swallowed up?
21 For now, no one can look at the sun; it is bright in the sky; the wind has passed and cleared away the clouds.
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Now, no one can look on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them.
22 From the north comes golden light, the awesome splendor of God.
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Out of the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.
23 As for the Almighty, we can't find him— he is powerful and just, abundantly righteous— he won't respond.
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The Almighty —we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
24 Therefore, people fear him; none of the wise can see him.
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Therefore mortals fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit."
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