Berean Standard Bible

Job 37:1-12

1“At thisלְ֭זֹאתLe.zotH2063my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820alsoאַף־'af-H637poundsיֶחֱרַ֣דye.che.RadH2729and leapsוְ֝יִתַּ֗רve.yi.TarH5425from its placeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

2Listen closelyH8085to the thunderבְּרֹ֣גֶזbe.Ro.gezH7267of His voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963and the rumblingוְ֝הֶ֗גֶהve.He.gehH1899thatcomesיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318from His mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310.

3He unleashesיִשְׁרֵ֑הוּyish.Re.huH8281His lightningוְ֝אוֹר֗וֹve.'o.RoH216beneathתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605skyהַשָּׁמַ֥יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and sends itעַל־'al-H5921to the endsכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Thenאַחֲרָ֤יו׀'a.cha.RavH310there comes a roaringיִשְׁאַג־yish.'ag-H7580soundק֗וֹלKolH6963;He thundersיַ֭רְעֵםYar.'emH7481with His majesticגְּאוֹנ֑וֹge.'o.NoH1347voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963.He does notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808restrainיְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗םye.'a.ke.VemH6117the lightningwhenכִּֽי־ki-H3588His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963resoundsיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085.

5Godאֵ֣ל'elH410thundersיַרְעֵ֤םyar.'EmH7481wondrouslyנִפְלָא֑וֹתnif.la.'otH6381with His voiceבְּ֭קוֹלוֹbe.ko.loH6963;He doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213great thingsגְ֝דֹל֗וֹתge.do.LotH1419we cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808comprehendנֵדָֽע׃ne.Da'H3045.

6Forכִּ֤יkiH3588He saysיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559to the snowלַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀la.She.lagH7950, ‘Fallהֱוֵ֫אhe.Ve'H1933onthe earthאָ֥רֶץ'A.retzH776,’and to the gentle rainוְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑רve.Ge.shem ma.TarH1653 H4306, ‘Pour outוְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653a mightyעֻזּֽוֹ׃u.ZoH5797downpourמִטְר֥וֹתmit.RotH4306.’

7He seals upיַחְתּ֑וֹםyach.TomH2856the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582may knowלָ֝דַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045His workמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.

8The wild animalsחַיָּ֣ה בְמוֹ־chai.Yah ve.mov-H2416 H1119enterוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935their lairsאָ֑רֶב'A.revH695;they settle downתִשְׁכֹּֽן׃tish.KonH7931in their densוּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָu.vim.'o.no.Tei.haH4585.

9The tempestסוּפָ֑הsu.FahH5492comesתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935fromמִן־min-H4480its chamberהַ֭חֶדֶרHa.che.derH2315,and the coldקָרָֽה׃ka.RahH7135from the driving north windsוּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥יםu.mi.me.za.RimH4215.

10By the breathמִנִּשְׁמַת־mi.nish.mat-H5397of Godאֵ֥ל'elH410the iceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140is formedיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414and the wateryמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325expansesוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341are frozenבְּמוּצָֽק׃be.mu.TzakH4164.

11אַף־'af-H637He loadsיַטְרִ֣יחַyat.Ri.achH2959the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645with moistureבְּ֭רִיBe.riH7377;He scattersיָ֝פִ֗יץya.FitzH6327His lightningאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216through themעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051.

12Theyוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931swirl aboutמְסִבּ֨וֹת׀me.si.BotH4524,whirlingמִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.PekhH2015at His directionבְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יוbe.tach.bu.la.tovH8458,accomplishingלְפָעֳלָ֑םle.fo.'o.LamH6466allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He commandsיְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ye.tza.VemH6680overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of allתֵבֵ֣לte.VelH8398the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

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