New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 37:6-22

6For to 1the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ And to the 2 3downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’7He 4seals the hand of every man, That 5all men may know His work.8Then the beast goes into its 6lair And remains in its 7den.9Out of the 8 9south comes the storm, And out of the 10north the cold.10From the breath of God 11ice is made, And the expanse of the waters is frozen.11Also with moisture He 12loads the thick cloud; He 13disperses 14the cloud of His 15lightning.12It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That 16it may do whatever He 17commands 18it On the 19face of the inhabited earth.13Whether for 20 21correction, or for 22His world, Or for 23lovingkindness, He causes it to 24happen.

14“Listen to this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.15Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the 25lightning of His cloud to shine?16Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds, The 26wonders of one 27perfect in knowledge,17You whose garments are hot, When the land is still because of the south wind?18Can you, with Him, 28spread out the skies, Strong as a molten mirror?19Teach us what we shall say to Him; We 29cannot arrange our case because of darkness.20Shall it be told Him that I would speak? 30Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?

21“Now 31men do not see the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind has passed and cleared them.22Out of the north comes golden splendor; Around God is awesome majesty.

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Notes

1. Job 37:6 Job 38:22 ↩
2. Job 37:6 Lit shower of rain and shower of rains ↩
3. Job 37:6 Job 36:27 ↩
4. Job 37:7 Job 12:14 ↩
5. Job 37:7 Ps 111:2 ↩
6. Job 37:8 Job 38:40; Ps 104:21, 22 ↩
7. Job 37:8 Lit dens ↩
8. Job 37:9 Lit chamber ↩
9. Job 37:9 Job 9:9 ↩
10. Job 37:9 Lit scattering winds ↩
11. Job 37:10 Job 38:29; Ps 147:17 ↩
12. Job 37:11 Job 36:27 ↩
13. Job 37:11 Job 36:29 ↩
14. Job 37:11 Job 37:15 ↩
15. Job 37:11 Lit light ↩
16. Job 37:12 Lit they ↩
17. Job 37:12 Job 36:32; Ps 148:8 ↩
18. Job 37:12 Lit them ↩
19. Job 37:12 Is 14:21; 27:6 ↩
20. Job 37:13 Lit the rod ↩
21. Job 37:13 Ex 9:18, 23; 1 Sam 12:18, 19 ↩
22. Job 37:13 Job 38:26, 27 ↩
23. Job 37:13 1 Kin 18:41-46 ↩
24. Job 37:13 Lit be found ↩
25. Job 37:15 Lit light ↩
26. Job 37:16 Job 37:5, 14, 23 ↩
27. Job 37:16 Job 36:4 ↩
28. Job 37:18 Job 9:8; Ps 104:2; Is 44:24; 45:12; Jer 10:12; Zech 12:1 ↩
29. Job 37:19 Job 9:14; Rom 8:26 ↩
30. Job 37:20 Or If a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up ↩
31. Job 37:21 Lit they ↩

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