Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 At this also my heart is troubled, and moved out of its place.
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"At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place.
2 Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.
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Listen, listen to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 His dominion is under the whole heaven, and his light is at the extremities of the earth.
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Under the whole heaven he lets it loose, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
4 After him shall be a cry with a voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.
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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 The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with his voice: for he has done great things which we knew not;
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God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
6 commanding the snow, Be thou upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might.
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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 seals up the hand of every man, that every man may know his own weakness.
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serves as a sign on everyone's hand, so that all whom he has made may know it.
8 And the wild beasts come in under the covert, and rest in lair.
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Then the animals go into their lairs and remain in their dens.
9 Troubles come on out of the secret chambers, and cold from the mountain-tops.
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From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
10 And from the breath of the Mighty One he will send frost; and he guides the water in whatever way he pleases.
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By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
11 And a cloud obscures precious , his light will disperse the cloud.
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He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
12 And he will carry round the encircling by his governance, to their works: whatsoever he shall command them,
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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 this has been appointed by him on the earth, whether for correction, for his land, or if he shall find him for mercy.
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Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen.
14 Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and be admonished of the power of the Lord.
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"Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 We know that god has disposed his works, having made light out of darkness.
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Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16 And he knows the divisions of the clouds, and the signal overthrows of the ungodly.
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Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one whose knowledge is perfect,
17 But thy robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land.
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you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?
18 Wilt thou establish with him for the ancient strong as a molten mirror.
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Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?
19 Wherefore teach me, what shall we say to him? and let us cease from saying much.
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Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
20 Have I a book or a scribe my me, that I may stand and put man to silence?
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Should he be told that I want to speak? Did anyone ever wish to be swallowed up?
21 But the light is not visible to all: it shines afar off in the heavens, as that which is from him in 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 come the clouds shining like gold: in these great are the glory and honour of the Almighty;
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Out of the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.
23 and we do not find another his equal in strength: him that judges justly, dost thou not think that he listens?
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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 Wherefore men shall fear him; and the wise also in heart shall fear 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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