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1 “At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
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"At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place.
2 Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes 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 unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends 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 that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.
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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’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
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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 on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’
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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 So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.
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serves as a sign on everyone's hand, so that all whom he has made may know it.
8 The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.
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Then the animals go into their lairs and remain in their dens.
9 The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds.
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From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
10 The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.
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By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
11 He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.
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He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
12 At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands 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 He brings the clouds to punish people, or to water his earth and show his love.
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Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen.
14 “Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.
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"Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?
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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 know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has 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 who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed under 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 join him in spreading out the skies, hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
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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 cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
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Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
20 Should he be told that I want to speak? Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
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Should he be told that I want to speak? Did anyone ever wish to be swallowed up?
21 Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
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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 Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty.
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Out of the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.
23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.
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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 revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart? ”
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Therefore mortals fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit."
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