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Job 37
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
1At this my heart is shaking; it is moved out of its place.
1At this my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
2Give ear to the rolling noise of his voice; to the hollow sound which goes out of his mouth.
2Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh out of his mouth.
3He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.
3He beholdeth under all the heavens, and his light is upon the ends of the earth.
4After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.
4After 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.
5He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;
5God shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great and unsearchable things.
6For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.
6He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength.
7He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.
7He sealeth up the hand of all men, that every one may know his works.
8Then the beasts go into their holes, and take their rest.
8Then the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his den.
9Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.
9Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north.
10By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.
10When God bloweth there cometh frost, and again the waters are poured out abundantly.
11The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;
11Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their light:
12And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,
12Which 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:
13For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.
13Whether in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever of his mercy he shall command them to be found.
14Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.
14Hearken to these things, Job: Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?
15Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds?
16Have you knowledge of the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of him who has all wisdom?
16Knowest thou the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect knowledges?
17You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,
17Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?
18Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?
18Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.
19Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.
19Shew us what we may say to him: or we are wrapped up in darkness.
20How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?
20Who shall tell him the things I speak? even if a man shall speak, he shall be swallowed up.
21And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.
21But 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.
22A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.
22Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.