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Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty
“At this also my heart trembles
and leaps out of its place.
“At this also my heart trembles
and leaps out of its place.
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:
Keep listening to the thunder of his voice
and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth.
Under the whole heaven he lets it go,
and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.
God thunders wondrously with his voice;
he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.
For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.
He seals up the hand of every man,
that all men whom he made may know it.
that all men whom he made may know it.
He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
Then the beasts go into their lairs,
and remain in their dens.
and remain in their dens.
And the wild beast goeth into its lair, and they remain in their dens.
From its chamber comes the whirlwind,
and cold from the scattering winds.
and cold from the scattering winds.
From the chamber [of the south] cometh the whirlwind; and cold from the winds of the north.
By the breath of God ice is given,
and the broad waters are frozen fast.
and the broad waters are frozen fast.
By the breath of God ice is given; and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
the clouds scatter his lightning.
the clouds scatter his lightning.
Also with plentiful moisture he loadeth the thick clouds, his light dispels the cloud;
They turn around and around by his guidance,
to accomplish all that he commands them
on the face of the habitable world.
to accomplish all that he commands them
on the face of the habitable world.
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,
Whether for correction or for his land
or for love, he causes it to happen.
or for love, he causes it to happen.
Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy.
“Hear this, O Job;
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of God.
Do you know how God lays his command upon them
and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
Dost thou know how +God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash?
Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?
you whose garments are hot
when the earth is still because of the south wind?
when the earth is still because of the south wind?
How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
Can you, like him, spread out the skies,
hard as a cast metal mirror?
hard as a cast metal mirror?
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror?
Teach us what we shall say to him;
we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order [our words] by reason of darkness.
Shall it be told him that I would speak?
Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
Shall it be told him if I would speak? if a man [so] say, surely he shall be swallowed up.
“And now no one looks on the light
when it is bright in the skies,
when the wind has passed and cleared them.
when it is bright in the skies,
when the wind has passed and cleared them.
And now [men] see not the light as it gleameth, it is [hidden] in the skies. But the wind passeth by and cleareth them.
Out of the north comes golden splendor;
God is clothed with awesome majesty.
God is clothed with awesome majesty.
From the north cometh gold; with +God is terrible majesty.
The Almighty — we cannot find him;
he is great in power;
justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
he is great in power;
justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict.