Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Revised Standard NRS
1 At this my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
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"At this also my heart trembles, and leaps out of its place.
2 Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh 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 He beholdeth under all the heavens, and his light is upon 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 it a noise shall roar, he shall thunder with the voice of his majesty, and shall not be found out, when his voice shall be 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 shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great and unsearchable things.
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God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
6 He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength.
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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 sealeth up the hand of all men, that every one may know his works.
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serves as a sign on everyone's hand, so that all whom he has made may know it.
8 Then the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his den.
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Then the animals go into their lairs and remain in their dens.
9 Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north.
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From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
10 When God bloweth there cometh frost, and again the waters are poured out abundantly.
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By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
11 Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their light:
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He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning.
12 Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole 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 in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever of his mercy he shall command them to be found.
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Whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happen.
14 Hearken to these things, Job: Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God.
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"Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds?
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Do you know how God lays his command upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16 Knowest thou the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect knowledges?
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Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of the one whose knowledge is perfect,
17 Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?
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you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?
18 Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.
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Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?
19 Shew us what we may say to him: or we are wrapped up in darkness.
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Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
20 Who shall tell him the things I speak? even if a man shall speak, he shall 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 But now they see not the light: the air on a sudden shall be thickened into clouds, and the wind shall pass and drive them away.
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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 Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.
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Out of the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.
23 We cannot find him worthily: he is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable.
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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 men shall fear him, and all that seem to themselves to be wise, shall not dare to behold 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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