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Job 37
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
1Also, at this my heart trembleth, And it moveth from its place.
1At this my heart is shaking; it is moved out of its place.
2Hearken diligently to the trembling of His voice, Yea, the sound from His mouth goeth forth.
2Give ear to the rolling noise of his voice; to the hollow sound which goes out of his mouth.
3Under the whole heavens He directeth it, And its light <FI>is<Fi> over the skirts of the earth.
3He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.
4After it roar doth a voice--He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard.
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.
5God thundereth with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we know not.
5He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;
6For to snow He saith, `Be <FI>on<Fi> the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.
6For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.
7Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work.
7He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.
8And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue.
8Then the beasts go into their holes, and take their rest.
9From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds--cold,
9Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.
10From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is straitened,
10By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.
11Yea, by filling He doth press out a cloud, Scatter a cloud doth His light.
11The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;
12And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.
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,
13Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness--He doth cause it to come.
13For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.
14Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.
14Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.
15Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?
15Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?
16Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?
16Have you knowledge of the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of him who has all wisdom?
17How thy garments <FI>are<Fi> warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
17You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,
18Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds--strong as a hard mirror!
18Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?
19Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.
19Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.
20Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man hath spoken, surely he is swallowed up.
20How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?
21And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it <FI>is<Fi> in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.
21And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.
22From the golden north it cometh, Beside God <FI>is<Fi> fearful honour.
22A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.