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Job 37

The Message Bible MSG

1 "Whenever this happens, my heart stops - I'm stunned, I can't catch my breath.

2 Listen to it! Listen to his thunder, the rolling, rumbling thunder of his voice.

3 He lets loose his lightnings from horizon to horizon, lighting up the earth from pole to pole.

4 In their wake, the thunder echoes his voice, powerful and majestic. He lets out all the stops, he holds nothing back. No one can mistake that voice -

5 His word thundering so wondrously, his mighty acts staggering our understanding.

6 He orders the snow, 'Blanket the earth!' and the rain, 'Soak the whole countryside!'

7 No one can escape the weather - it's there. And no one can escape from God.

8 Wild animals take shelter, crawling into their dens,

9 When blizzards roar out of the north and freezing rain crusts the land.

10 It's God's breath that forms the ice, it's God's breath that turns lakes and rivers solid.

11 And yes, it's God who fills clouds with rainwater and hurls lightning from them every which way.

12 He puts them through their paces - first this way, then that - commands them to do what he says all over the world.

13 Whether for discipline or grace or extravagant love, he makes sure they make their mark. A Terrible Beauty Streams from God

14 "Job, are you listening? Have you noticed all this? Stop in your tracks! Take in God's miracle-wonders!

15 Do you have any idea how God does it all, how he makes bright lightning from dark storms,

16 How he piles up the cumulus clouds - all these miracle-wonders of a perfect Mind?

17 Why, you don't even know how to keep cool on a sweltering hot day,

18 So how could you even dream of making a dent in that hot-tin-roof sky?

19 "If you're so smart, give us a lesson in how to address God. We're in the dark and can't figure it out.

20 Do you think I'm dumb enough to challenge God? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

21 No one in his right mind stares straight at the sun on a clear and cloudless day.

22 As gold comes from the northern mountains, so a terrible beauty streams from God.

23 "Mighty God! Far beyond our reach! Unsurpassable in power and justice! It's unthinkable that he'd treat anyone unfairly.

24 So bow to him in deep reverence, one and all! If you're wise, you'll most certainly worship him."

New Living Translation NLT

1 “My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me.

2 Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice as it rolls from his mouth.

3 It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction.

4 Then comes the roaring of the thunder— the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain it when he speaks.

5 God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.

6 “He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down.

7 Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power.

8 The wild animals take cover and stay inside their dens.

9 The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold.

10 God’s breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water.

11 He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning.

12 The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.

13 He makes these things happen either to punish people or to show his unfailing love.

14 “Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!

15 Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?

16 Do you understand how he moves the clouds with wonderful perfection and skill?

17 When you are sweltering in your clothes and the south wind dies down and everything is still,

18 he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. Can you do that?

19 “So teach the rest of us what to say to God. We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.

20 Should God be notified that I want to speak? Can people even speak when they are confused?

21 We cannot look at the sun, for it shines brightly in the sky when the wind clears away the clouds.

22 So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. He is clothed in dazzling splendor.

23 We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty; but even though he is just and righteous, he does not destroy us.

24 No wonder people everywhere fear him. All who are wise show him reverence. ”