New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 37:1-12

1“At thisH2088alsoאַף־'af-H637my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820tremblesיֶחֱרַ֣דye.che.RadH2729,And leapsוְ֝יִתַּ֗רve.yi.TarH5425from its placeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

2Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085closelyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085to thethunderבְּרֹ֣גֶזbe.Ro.gezH7267of His voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963,And the rumblingוְ֝הֶ֗גֶהve.He.gehH1899that goesיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318out from His mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310.

3Underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמַ֥יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064He letsH8281it looseH8281, And Hislightningוְ֝אוֹר֗וֹve.'o.RoH216to theendsכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Afterאַחֲרָ֤יו׀'a.cha.RavH310it, a voiceק֗וֹלKolH6963roarsיִשְׁאַג־yish.'ag-H7580;He thundersיַ֭רְעֵםYar.'emH7481with His majesticגְּאוֹנ֑וֹge.'o.NoH1347voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963,And He does not restrainיְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗םye.'a.ke.VemH6117the lightnings when His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963is heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085.

5Godאֵ֣ל'elH410thundersיַרְעֵ֤םyar.'EmH7481with His voiceבְּ֭קוֹלוֹbe.ko.loH6963wondrouslyנִפְלָא֑וֹתnif.la.'otH6381,Doingעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213greatגְ֝דֹל֗וֹתge.do.LotH1419thingsH1419which we cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808comprehendנֵדָֽע׃ne.Da'H3045.

6For tothe snowלַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀la.She.lagH7950He saysיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559, ‘Fallהֱוֵ֫אhe.Ve'H1933on the earthאָ֥רֶץ'A.retzH776,’ And to thedownpourוְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑רve.Ge.shem ma.TarH1653 H4306and the rainוְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹתve.Ge.shem mit.RotH1653 H4306, ‘Be strongעֻזּֽוֹ׃u.ZoH5797.’

7Hesealsיַחְתּ֑וֹםyach.TomH2856the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120, Thatallכָּל־kol-H3605menH376may knowלָ֝דַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045His workמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.

8Then the beastH2421goesוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935into itslairאָ֑רֶב'A.revH695And remainsתִשְׁכֹּֽן׃tish.KonH7931in itsdenוּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָu.vim.'o.no.Tei.haH4585.

9Out of thesouthהַ֭חֶדֶרHa.che.derH2315comesתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935the stormסוּפָ֑הsu.FahH5492, And out of thenorthH2219the coldקָרָֽה׃ka.RahH7135.

10From the breathמִנִּשְׁמַת־mi.nish.mat-H5397of Godאֵ֥ל'elH410iceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140is madeיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414,And the expanseוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325is frozenבְּמוּצָֽק׃be.mu.TzakH4164.

11Alsoאַף־'af-H637with moistureבְּ֭רִיBe.riH7377Heloadsיַטְרִ֣יחַyat.Ri.achH2959the thickH5645cloudעָ֑ב'AvH5645; Hedispersesיָ֝פִ֗יץya.FitzH6327the cloudעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051of Hislightningאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216.

12It changesH4524directionH4524,turningH2015aroundH2015by His guidanceבְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יוbe.tach.bu.la.tovH8458, Thatit may doלְפָעֳלָ֑םle.fo.'o.LamH6466whateverכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רkol 'a.SherH3605 H834Hecommandsיְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ye.tza.VemH6680it On thefaceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the inhabitedתֵבֵ֣לte.VelH8398earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

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