Job 37:1-12

1‘When I hear the noise of a storm like that, I shake with fear.

2Listen carefully to the sound of God's voice, when he speaks like thunder.

3He sends lightning across the whole sky. Its light reaches everywhere on the earth.

4After the lightning comes the sound of his voice. He roars like the great sound of thunder. When he speaks like that, the storm never stops.

5When God's voice speaks, he causes wonderful things to happen. He does great things that we cannot understand.

6He tells the snow to fall to the earth. He tells the rain to pour down and make the ground wet.

7He does that to show people what he can do. He causes everyone to stop their own work.

8The wild animals have to hide in a safe place. They have to stay in their homes.

9The strong wind of a storm comes from the place where it starts. Cold winds blow strongly from the north.

10The cold wind is like God's breath. He causes ice to cover the rivers and the lakes.

11He fills the clouds with lots of water. He sends the lightning through the clouds.

12The clouds move around across the whole earth. They go wherever God sends them. He tells them what they must do.