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Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty
Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:
Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:
“My heart pounds as I think of this.
It trembles within me.
It trembles within me.
Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth.
Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
as it rolls from his mouth.
as it rolls from his mouth.
He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
It rolls across the heavens,
and his lightning flashes in every direction.
and his lightning flashes in every direction.
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.
Then comes the roaring of the thunder —
the tremendous voice of his majesty.
He does not restrain it when he speaks.
the tremendous voice of his majesty.
He does not restrain it when he speaks.
God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.
God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.
“He directs the snow to fall on the earth
and tells the rain to pour down.
and tells the rain to pour down.
He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
Then everyone stops working
so they can watch his power.
so they can watch his power.
And the wild beast goeth into its lair, and they remain in their dens.
The wild animals take cover
and stay inside their dens.
and stay inside their dens.
From the chamber [of the south] cometh the whirlwind; and cold from the winds of the north.
The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
and the driving winds bring the cold.
and the driving winds bring the cold.
By the breath of God ice is given; and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
God’s breath sends the ice,
freezing wide expanses of water.
freezing wide expanses of water.
Also with plentiful moisture he loadeth the thick clouds, his light dispels the cloud;
He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.
and they flash with his lightning.
And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,
The clouds churn about at his direction.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy.
He makes these things happen either to punish people
or to show his unfailing love.
or to show his unfailing love.
Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of God.
“Pay attention to this, Job.
Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
Dost thou know how +God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash?
Do you know how God controls the storm
and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?
Do you understand how he moves the clouds
with wonderful perfection and skill?
with wonderful perfection and skill?
How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
When you are sweltering in your clothes
and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror?
he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror.
Can you do that?
Can you do that?
Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order [our words] by reason of darkness.
“So teach the rest of us what to say to God.
We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
Shall it be told him if I would speak? if a man [so] say, surely he shall be swallowed up.
And now [men] see not the light as it gleameth, it is [hidden] in the skies. But the wind passeth by and cleareth them.
We cannot look at the sun,
for it shines brightly in the sky
when the wind clears away the clouds.
for it shines brightly in the sky
when the wind clears away the clouds.
From the north cometh gold; with +God is terrible majesty.
The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict.
We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.