Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty 1 AKJV At this also my heart trembles, and is moved out of his place. BSB BSB: “At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
2 AKJV Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goes out of his mouth. BSB BSB: Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3 AKJV He directs it under the whole heaven, and his lightning to the ends of the earth. BSB BSB: He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4 AKJV After it a voice roars: he thunders with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. BSB BSB: Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
5 AKJV God thunders marvelously with his voice; great things does he, which we cannot comprehend. BSB BSB: God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
6 AKJV For he says to the snow, Be you on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. BSB BSB: For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
7 AKJV He seals up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. BSB BSB: He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
8 AKJV Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. BSB BSB: The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
9 AKJV Out of the south comes the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. BSB BSB: The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10 AKJV By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. BSB BSB: By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
11 AKJV Also by watering he wearies the thick cloud: he scatters his bright cloud: BSB BSB: He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12 AKJV And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commands them on the face of the world in the earth. BSB BSB: They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13 AKJV He causes it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. BSB BSB: Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
14 AKJV Listen to this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. BSB BSB: Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
15 AKJV Do you know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? BSB BSB: Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
16 AKJV Do you know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? BSB BSB: Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 AKJV How your garments are warm, when he quiets the earth by the south wind? BSB BSB: You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 AKJV Have you with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? BSB BSB: can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze?
19 AKJV Teach us what we shall say to him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. BSB BSB: Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
20 AKJV Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. BSB BSB: Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
21 AKJV And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passes, and cleans them. BSB BSB: Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
22 AKJV Fair weather comes out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. BSB BSB: Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23 AKJV Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. BSB BSB: The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
24 AKJV Men do therefore fear him: he respects not any that are wise of heart. BSB BSB: Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
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