1At thisלְ֭זֹאתLe.zotH2063also my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820tremblethיֶחֱרַ֣דye.che.RadH2729,and is moved outוְ֝יִתַּ֗רve.yi.TarH5425of his placeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085attentivelyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085the noiseבְּרֹ֣גֶזbe.Ro.gezH7267of his voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963,and the soundוְ֝הֶ֗גֶהve.He.gehH1899thatgoeth outיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318of his mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310.
3He directethH3474itיִשְׁרֵ֑הוּyish.Re.huH8281under the whole heavenהַשָּׁמַ֥יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and his lightningוְ֝אוֹר֗וֹve.'o.RoH216unto the endsכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
4Afterאַחֲרָ֤יו׀'a.cha.RavH310it a voiceק֗וֹלKolH6963roarethיִשְׁאַג־yish.'ag-H7580:he thunderethיַ֭רְעֵםYar.'emH7481with the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of his excellencyגְּאוֹנ֑וֹge.'o.NoH1347;and he will not stayיְ֝עַקְּבֵ֗םye.'a.ke.VemH6117them when his voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963is heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085.
5Godאֵ֣ל'elH410thunderethיַרְעֵ֤םyar.'EmH7481marvellouslyנִפְלָא֑וֹתnif.la.'otH6381with his voiceבְּ֭קוֹלוֹbe.ko.loH6963;great thingsגְ֝דֹל֗וֹתge.do.LotH1419doethעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213he, which we cannot comprehendנֵדָֽע׃ne.Da'H3045.
6For he saithיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559to the snowלַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀la.She.lagH7950,Be thouהֱוֵ֫אhe.Ve'H1933onthe earthאָ֥רֶץ'A.retzH776;likewise to the smallמָטָ֑רma.TarH4306rainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653,and to the greatמִטְר֥וֹתmit.RotH4306rainוְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653of his strengthעֻזּֽוֹ׃u.ZoH5797.
7He sealeth upיַחְתּ֑וֹםyach.TomH2856the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of every manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120;that all menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582may knowלָ֝דַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045his workמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.
8Then the beastsחַיָּ֣הchai.YahH2416goוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935intoבְמוֹ־ve.mov-H1119densאָ֑רֶב'A.revH695,and remainתִשְׁכֹּֽן׃tish.KonH7931in their placesוּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָu.vim.'o.no.Tei.haH4585.
9Out of the southהַ֭חֶדֶרHa.che.derH2315comethתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935the whirlwindסוּפָ֑הsu.FahH5492:and coldקָרָֽה׃ka.RahH7135out of the northוּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥יםu.mi.me.za.RimH4215.
10By the breathמִנִּשְׁמַת־mi.nish.mat-H5397of Godאֵ֥ל'elH410frostקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140is givenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414:and the breadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325is straitenedבְּמוּצָֽק׃be.mu.TzakH4164.
11Also by wateringבְּ֭רִיBe.riH7377he weariethיַטְרִ֣יחַyat.Ri.achH2959the thick cloudעָ֑ב'AvH5645:he scatterethיָ֝פִ֗יץya.FitzH6327his brightאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216cloudעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051:
12And it is turnedמִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.PekhH2015round aboutמְסִבּ֨וֹת׀me.si.BotH4524by his counselsבְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יוbe.tach.bu.la.tovH8458:that they may doH6467whatsoever he commandethיְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ye.tza.VemH6680them upon the faceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the worldתֵבֵ֣לte.VelH8398in the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
13He causeth it to comeיַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.huH4672,whether for correctionלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626,or for his landלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,or for mercyלְ֝חֶ֗סֶדle.Che.sedH2617.
14Hearkenהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238unto this, O Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347:stand stillעֲ֝מֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975,and considerוְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן׀ve.hit.bo.NenH995the wondrousנִפְלְא֬וֹתnif.le.'otH6381works of Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.
15Dost thou knowהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045when Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433disposedבְּשׂוּם־be.sum-H7760them, and caused the lightא֣וֹר'orH216of his cloudעֲנָנֽוֹ׃a.na.NoH6051to shineוְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַve.ho.Fi.a'H3313?
16Dost thou knowהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045the balancingsמִפְלְשֵׂי־mif.le.sei-H4657of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645,the wondrous worksמִ֝פְלְא֗וֹתmif.le.'otH4652of him which is perfectתְּמִ֣יםte.MimH8549in knowledgeדֵּעִֽים׃de.'ImH1843?
17How thy garmentsבְּגָדֶ֥יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899arewarmחַמִּ֑יםcha.MimH2525,when he quietethבְּהַשְׁקִ֥טbe.hash.KitH8252the earthאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776by the southמִדָּרֽוֹם׃mi.da.RomH1864wind?
18Hast thou with him spread outתַּרְקִ֣יעַtar.Ki.a'H7554the skyלִשְׁחָקִ֑יםlish.cha.KimH7834, which isstrongחֲ֝זָקִ֗יםcha.za.KimH2389, andas a moltenמוּצָֽק׃mu.TzakH3332looking glassכִּרְאִ֥יkir.'IH7209?
19Teachה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּHo.di.'e.nuH3045us what we shall sayנֹּ֣אמַרNo.marH559unto him; forwe cannot orderנַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְna.'a.RokhH6186our speechby reasonמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.
20Shall it be toldהַֽיְסֻפַּר־hay.su.par-H5608him that I speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696?if a manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376speakאָ֥מַר'A.marH559,surely he shall be swallowed upיְבֻלָּֽע׃ye.vu.La'H1104.
21And now menseeרָ֤אוּRa.'uH7200not the brightבָּהִ֣ירba.HirH925lightא֗וֹר'orH216which isin the cloudsבַּשְּׁחָקִ֑יםba.she.cha.KimH7834:but the windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307passethעָ֝בְרָ֗ה'a.ve.RahH5674,and cleansethוַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃Va.te.ta.ha.RemH2891them.
22Fair weatherזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091comethיֶֽאֱתֶ֑הye.'e.TehH857out of the northמִ֭צָּפוֹןMi.tza.fonH6828:with Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433isterribleנ֣וֹרָאNo.ra'H3372majestyהֽוֹד׃HodH1935.
23Touchingthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,we cannot find him outמְ֭צָאנֻהוּMe.tza.nu.huH4672: he isexcellentשַׂגִּיא־sa.gi'-H7689in powerכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581,and in judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941,and in plentyוְרֹב־ve.rov-H7230of justiceצְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.KahH6666:he will not afflictיְעַנֶּֽה׃ye.'a.NehH6031.
24Menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582do therefore fearיְרֵא֣וּהוּye.re.'U.huH3372him: he respectethיִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'EhH7200not any that arewiseחַכְמֵי־chakh.mei-H2450of heartלֵֽב׃ פLevH3820.
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