1 GLT Indeed, my heart trembles at this; it is moved out of its place. BSB BSB: “At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
2 GLT Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out from his mouth. BSB BSB: Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3 GLT He sends it out under the whole sky, and he sends out his lightning to the edges of the earth. BSB BSB: He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4 GLT A voice roars after it; he thunders with the voice of his majesty; he does not restrain the lightning bolts 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 GLT God thunders marvelously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend. BSB BSB: God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
6 GLT For he says to the snow,‘Fall on the earth’; likewise to the rain shower,‘Become a great shower of rain.’ BSB BSB: For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
7 GLT He stops the hand of every man from working, so that all people whom he has made may see his deeds. BSB BSB: He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
8 GLT Then the beasts go into hiding and stay in their dens. BSB BSB: The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
9 GLT The storm comes from its chamber in the south and the cold from the scattering winds in the north. BSB BSB: The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10 GLT By the breath of God ice is given; the expanse of the waters is frozen like metal. BSB BSB: By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
11 GLT Indeed, he weighs down the thick cloud with moisture; he scatters his lightning through the clouds. BSB BSB: He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12 GLT He swirls the clouds around by his guidance, so that they may do whatever he commands them above the surface of the whole world. BSB BSB: They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13 GLT He makes all of this happen; sometimes it happens for correction, sometimes for his land, and sometimes as acts of covenant faithfulness. BSB BSB: Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
14 GLT Listen to this, Job; stop and think about God’ s marvelous deeds. BSB BSB: Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.
15 GLT Do you know how God establishes the clouds and makes the lightning bolts to flash in them? BSB BSB: Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
16 GLT Do you understand the floating of the clouds, the marvelous deeds of God, who is perfect in knowledge? BSB BSB: Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 GLT Do you understand how your garments become hot when the land is still because the wind comes from the south? BSB BSB: You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 GLT Can you spread out the sky as he can— the sky, which is as strong as a mirror of cast metal? BSB BSB: can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze?
19 GLT Teach us what we should say to him, for we cannot lay out our arguments in order because of the darkness of our minds. BSB BSB: Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
20 GLT Should he be told that I wish to speak with him? Would a person wish to be swallowed up? BSB BSB: Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
21 GLT Now, people cannot look at the sun when it is bright in the sky after the wind has passed through and has cleared it of its clouds. 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 GLT Out of the north comes golden splendor— over God is fearsome majesty. BSB BSB: Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23 GLT As for the Almighty, we cannot find him! He is great in power; he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness. BSB BSB: The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
24 GLT Therefore, people fear him. He does not pay any attention to those who are wise in their own minds.” BSB BSB: Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
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