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Elihu Says God Is Back of the Storm
“At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
“At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
“My heart pounds as I think of this.
It trembles within me.
It trembles within me.
“Listen closely to the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.
Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
as it rolls from his mouth.
as it rolls from his mouth.
“Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,
And His lightning to the ends of the earth.
And His lightning to 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 roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain the lightnings 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 thunders with His voice wondrously,
Doing great things which we cannot comprehend.
Doing great things 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 to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
And to the downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
“He directs the snow to fall on the earth
and tells the rain to pour down.
and tells the rain to pour down.
“He seals the hand of every man,
That all men may know His work.
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 beast goes into its lair
And remains in its den.
And remains in its den.
The wild animals take cover
and stay inside their dens.
and stay inside their dens.
“Out of the south comes the storm,
And out of the north the cold.
And out of the north the cold.
The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
and the driving winds bring the cold.
and the driving winds bring the cold.
“From the breath of God ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
God’s breath sends the ice,
freezing wide expanses of water.
freezing wide expanses of water.
“Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud;
He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.
and they flash with his lightning.
“It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,
That it may do whatever He commands it
On the face of the inhabited earth.
That it may do whatever He commands it
On the face of the inhabited 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 for correction, or for His world,
Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
He makes these things happen either to punish people
or to show his unfailing love.
or to show his unfailing love.
“Listen to this, O Job,
Stand and consider the wonders of God.
Stand and consider the wonders of God.
“Pay attention to this, Job.
Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
“Do you know how God establishes them,
And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?
And makes the lightning 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?
“Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds,
The wonders of one perfect in knowledge,
The wonders of one perfect in knowledge,
Do you understand how he moves the clouds
with wonderful perfection and skill?
with wonderful perfection and skill?
You whose garments are hot,
When the land is still because of the south wind?
When the land is still because of 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,
“Can you, with Him, spread out the skies,
Strong as a molten mirror?
Strong as 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 to Him;
We cannot arrange our case because of darkness.
We cannot arrange our case because 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 would speak?
Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?
Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?
“Now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind has passed and cleared them.
But the wind has passed and cleared 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.
“Out of the north comes golden splendor;
Around God is awesome majesty.
Around God is awesome majesty.
“The Almighty — we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness.
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness.
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.