Berean Standard Bible

Job 37:4-24

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.

13Whetherאִם־'im-H518for punishmentלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626orאִם־'im-H518for His landלְאַרְצ֑וֹ אִם־le.'ar.Tzo 'im-H776 H518,He accomplishes thisיַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.huH4672in His loving devotionלְ֝חֶ֗סֶדle.Che.sedH2617.

14Listenהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to thisזֹּ֣אתzotH2063,O Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347;stand stillעֲ֝מֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975and considerוְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן׀ve.hit.bo.NenH995the wondersנִפְלְא֬וֹתnif.le.'otH6381of Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

15Do you knowהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045how Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'e.Lo.ah 'a.lei.HemH433 H5921dispatchesבְּשׂוּם־be.sum-H7760the cloudsעֲנָנֽוֹ׃a.na.NoH6051or makes the lightningא֣וֹר'orH216flashוְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַve.ho.Fi.a'H3313?

16Do you understandהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045howעַל־'al-H5921the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645floatמִפְלְשֵׂי־mif.le.sei-H4657,those wondersמִ֝פְלְא֗וֹתmif.le.'otH4652of Him who is perfectתְּמִ֣יםte.MimH8549in knowledgeדֵּעִֽים׃de.'ImH1843?

17You whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834clothesבְּגָדֶ֥יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899get hotחַמִּ֑יםcha.MimH2525when the landאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776lies hushedבְּהַשְׁקִ֥טbe.hash.KitH8252under the south windמִדָּרֽוֹם׃mi.da.RomH1864,

18can you, like Himעִ֭מּוֹi.moH5973,spread outתַּרְקִ֣יעַtar.Ki.a'H7554the skiesלִשְׁחָקִ֑יםlish.cha.KimH7834,as strongחֲ֝זָקִ֗יםcha.za.KimH2389as a mirrorכִּרְאִ֥יkir.'IH7209of bronzeמוּצָֽק׃mu.TzakH3332?

19Teach usה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּHo.di.'e.nuH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100we should sayנֹּ֣אמַרNo.marH559to Him;we cannotלֹ֥א־Lo'-H3808draw up our caseנַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְna.'a.RokhH6186because ofמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440our darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.

20Should He be toldהַֽיְסֻפַּר־hay.su.par-H5608thatכִּ֣יkiH3588I want to speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם־'a.da.Ber 'im-H1696 H518?Would a manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376askאָ֥מַר'A.marH559כִּ֣יkiH3588to be swallowed upיְבֻלָּֽע׃ye.vu.La'H1104?

21Nowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258no oneלֹ֘אlo'H3808can gazeרָ֤אוּRa.'uH7200at the sunא֗וֹר'orH216whenitה֭וּאhu'H1931isbrightבָּהִ֣ירba.HirH925in the skiesבַּשְּׁחָקִ֑יםba.she.cha.KimH7834after the windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307has swept themעָ֝בְרָ֗ה'a.ve.RahH5674cleanוַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃Va.te.ta.ha.RemH2891.

22Out of the northמִ֭צָּפוֹןMi.tza.fonH6828He comesיֶֽאֱתֶ֑הye.'e.TehH857in goldenזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091splendor;awesomeנ֣וֹרָאNo.ra'H3372majestyהֽוֹד׃HodH1935surroundsעַל־'al-H5921Himאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433.

23The Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706is beyondלֹֽא־lo'-H3808our reachמְ֭צָאנֻהוּMe.tza.nu.huH4672;He is exaltedשַׂגִּיא־sa.gi'-H7689in powerכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581!In His justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941and greatוְרֹב־ve.rov-H7230righteousnessצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666He does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808oppressיְעַנֶּֽה׃ye.'a.NehH6031.

24Thereforeלָ֭כֵןLa.khenH3651,menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582fear Himיְרֵא֣וּהוּye.re.'U.huH3372,for He is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808partialיִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'EhH7200to theכָּל־kol-H3605wiseחַכְמֵי־chakh.mei-H2450in heartלֵֽב׃ פLevH3820.”

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