Chapter 37

¹At this my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place. ²Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh out of his mouth. ³He beholdeth under all the heavens, and his light is upon the ends of the earth. ⁴After it a noise shall roar, he shall thunder with the voice of his majesty, and shall not be found out, when his voice shall be heard. ⁵God shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great and unsearchable things. ⁶He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength. ⁷He sealeth up the hand of all men, that every one may know his works. ⁸Then the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his den. ⁹Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north. ¹⁰When God bloweth there cometh frost, and again the waters are poured out abundantly. ¹¹Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their light : ¹²Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole earth : ¹³Whether in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever of his mercy he shall command them to be found. ¹⁴Hearken to these things, Job : Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God. ¹⁵Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds? ¹⁶Knowest thou the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect knowledges? ¹⁷Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth? ¹⁸Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass. ¹⁹Shew us what we may say to him : for we are wrapped up in darkness. ²⁰Who shall tell him the things I speak? even if a man shall speak, he shall be swallowed up. ²¹But now they see not the light : the air on a sudden shall be thickened into clouds, and the wind shall pass and drive them away. ²²Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear. ²³We cannot find him worthily : he is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable. ²⁴Therefore men shall fear him, and all that seem to themselves to be wise, shall not dare to behold him.