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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.
“My heart pounds as I think of this.
It trembles within me.
It trembles within me.
Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
as it rolls from his mouth.
as it rolls from his mouth.
He directeth it 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 he will not stay them 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; great things doeth he, which we cannot 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, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
“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.
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
The wild animals take cover
and stay inside their dens.
and stay inside their dens.
Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out 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 frost 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 by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.
and they flash with his lightning.
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.
The clouds churn about at his direction.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for 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, O Job: stand still, and consider 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 when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
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 the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which 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 are 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, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
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; for we cannot order our speech 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 that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth 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.
Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
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.
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.