Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty 1 WBS At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place. BSB BSB: “At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
2 WBS Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. BSB BSB: Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
3 WBS He directeth 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 WBS After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellence; 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 WBS God thundereth marvelously with his voice; great things he doeth, which we cannot comprehend. BSB BSB: God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
6 WBS For he saith to the snow, Be thou 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 WBS He sealeth 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 WBS 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 WBS From the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold from the north. BSB BSB: The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
10 WBS 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 WBS Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: BSB BSB: He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.
12 WBS And it is turned around by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commandeth them upon the face of the world on the earth. BSB BSB: They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
13 WBS He causeth 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 WBS Hearken 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 WBS Dost thou 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 WBS Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge? BSB BSB: Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 WBS How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind ? BSB BSB: You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18 WBS Hast thou 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 WBS 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 WBS Shall it be told him that I speak? If a man shall speak, surely he will be swallowed up. BSB BSB: Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
21 WBS And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth 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 WBS Fair weather cometh from the north: with God is terrible majesty. BSB BSB: Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
23 WBS Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance 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 WBS Men therefore fear him: he respecteth 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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