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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
At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his 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 noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of 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 directeth it 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 he will not stay them 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; great things doeth he, which we cannot 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, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
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.
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
From its chamber comes the whirlwind,
and cold from the scattering winds.
and cold from the scattering winds.
Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out 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 frost 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 by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright 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 it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in 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.
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
“Hear this, O Job;
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider 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 when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which 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 are 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, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
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; for we cannot order our speech 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 that I speak? if a man speak, 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 bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
Out of the north comes golden splendor;
God is clothed with awesome majesty.
God is clothed with awesome majesty.
Fair weather cometh out of the north: 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.
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.