The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
King James Version KJV
1 "At this, my own heart trembles and leaps out of its place.
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At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
2 Just listen to the rumbling of his voice, to the thunder that comes from his mouth!
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Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He sends it out under all of heaven, his lightning to the ends of the earth.
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He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4 There follows a sound, a roar -he is thundering with his majestic voice, and he keeps releasing [the lightning] even while his voice is being heard.
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After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5 "God thunders wonderfully with his voice, he does great things beyond our understanding.
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God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6 He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth!'-likewise to the light rain, also to the downpour.
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For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
7 He brings all human activity to a stop, so that everyone he has made can know it.
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He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
8 Then the animals go into their lairs and hibernate in their dens.
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Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
9 "Out of its chamber comes the storm, with cold out of the north.
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Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.
10 By the breath of God, ice is given, and the wide waters freeze over.
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By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11 He weighs the clouds down with moisture, and they flash forth his lightning.
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Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
12 He, by his plans, turns them around, so they do what he commands them anywhere on earth;
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And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
13 he brings them forth on the earth sometimes to punish, sometimes to express his grace.
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He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
14 "Listen to this, Iyov! Stop, and consider God's wonders.
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Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you know how God puts them in place, how he causes lightning to flash from his cloud?
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Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16 Do you know how he balances the clouds? These are marvels of him who knows everything!
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Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
17 "You, sweltering in your clothing as the earth lies still under a sultry south wind,
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How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
18 can you, with him, spread out the sky, hard as a cast metal mirror?
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Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
19 Teach us what we should tell him, for the darkness keeps us from organizing our case.
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Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
20 Is he to be told that I will speak? Can a man speak at all when he is already swallowed up?
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Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
21 Now people don't see the light, which is bright in the sky; but then the wind blows and clears [the clouds] away.
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And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22 Out of the north comes a golden glow, fearsome majesty surrounding God.
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Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
23 Shaddai, whom we cannot find, whose power is immense, in his great righteousness does not pervert justice.
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Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
24 This is why people fear him; he does not consider those who think of themselves as wise."
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Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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