Revised Version 1895

Job 37

1At this also myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820trembleth, and ismovedלְ֭זֹאתLe.zotH2063outH4725of itsplaceמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

2Hearken ye unto thenoiseH6963of hisvoiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963, and thesoundH6963that goethoutיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318of hismouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310.

3He sendeth it forthunderתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמַ֥יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and hislightningוְ֝אוֹר֗וֹve.'o.RoH216unto theendsכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Afterאַחֲרָ֤יו׀'a.cha.RavH310it avoiceק֗וֹלKolH6963roareth; he thundereth with thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of his majesty: and he stayeth themnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808when hisvoiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963isheardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085.

5Godאֵ֣ל'elH410thunderethmarvelouslyנִפְלָא֑וֹתnif.la.'otH6381with hisvoiceבְּ֭קוֹלוֹbe.ko.loH6963;greatגְ֝דֹל֗וֹתge.do.LotH1419things doeth he, whichweעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808comprehendנֵדָֽע׃ne.Da'H3045.

6For he saith to thesnowלַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀la.She.lagH7950, Fall thou on theearthאָ֥רֶץ'A.retzH776; likewise to theshowerוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653ofrainמָטָ֑רma.TarH4306, and to theshowersוְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653of hismightyעֻזּֽוֹ׃u.ZoH5797rainמִטְר֥וֹתmit.RotH4306.

7He sealethupיַחְתּ֑וֹםyach.TomH2856thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofeveryכָּל־kol-H3605manH376; thatallכָּל־kol-H3605menH376whom he hathmadeH3045mayknowלָ֝דַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045it.

8Then thebeastsחַיָּ֣הchai.YahH2416goH935intoH935coverts, andremainתִשְׁכֹּֽן׃tish.KonH7931in theirdensוּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָu.vim.'o.no.Tei.haH4585.

9OutH4480of thechamberהַ֭חֶדֶרHa.che.derH2315of thesouthH2315cometh the storm: andcoldקָרָֽה׃ka.RahH7135outH4480of the north.

10By thebreathמִנִּשְׁמַת־mi.nish.mat-H5397ofGodאֵ֥ל'elH410iceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140isgivenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414: and thebreadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of thewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325is straitened.

11Yea, he ladeth thethickעָ֑ב'AvH5645cloudעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051withmoistureבְּ֭רִיBe.riH7377; he spreadeth abroad thecloudH6051of hislightningאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216:

12And it isturnedמִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.PekhH2015roundמְסִבּ֨וֹת׀me.si.BotH4524aboutH5921by hisguidanceבְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יוbe.tach.bu.la.tovH8458, that they maydoיְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ye.tza.VemH6680whatsoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605he commandeth themuponH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the habitableworldתֵבֵ֣לte.VelH8398.

13WhetherH518it be forcorrectionלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626, or for hislandלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776, or for mercy, that he cause it tocomeיַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.huH4672.

14Hearken unto this, OJobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347:standעֲ֝מֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975stillH5975, andconsiderוְהִתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן׀ve.hit.bo.NenH995thewondrousH6381worksH6381ofGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

15Dost thouknowהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045howH3045Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433layeth hischargeH5921uponH5921them, and causeth thelightningא֣וֹר'orH216of hiscloudעֲנָנֽוֹ׃a.na.NoH6051toshineוְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַve.ho.Fi.a'H3313?

16Dost thouknowהֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'H3045the balancings of thecloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645, the wondrousworksעַל־'al-H5921of him which isperfectתְּמִ֣יםte.MimH8549inknowledgeH3045?

17HowH834thygarmentsבְּגָדֶ֥יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899arewarmחַמִּ֑יםcha.MimH2525, when theearthאֶ֝֗רֶץ'E.retzH776isstillבְּהַשְׁקִ֥טbe.hash.KitH8252byreasonH834of thesouthמִדָּרֽוֹם׃mi.da.RomH1864wind?

18Canst thou with himspreadתַּרְקִ֣יעַtar.Ki.a'H7554outH3332theskyלִשְׁחָקִ֑יםlish.cha.KimH7834, which isstrongחֲ֝זָקִ֗יםcha.za.KimH2389as amoltenH3332mirrorכִּרְאִ֥יkir.'IH7209?

19TeachH3045usH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100we shallsayנֹּ֣אמַרNo.marH559unto him; for wecannotלֹ֥א־Lo'-H3808orderH559our speech by reason ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.

20Shall it betoldאָ֥מַר'A.marH559him that I wouldspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696? or should amanאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376wish that he wereswallowedיְבֻלָּֽע׃ye.vu.La'H1104upH1104?

21Andnowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258menseeרָ֤אוּRa.'uH7200notלֹ֘אlo'H3808thelightא֗וֹר'orH216whichה֭וּאhu'H1931isbrightבָּהִ֣ירba.HirH925in theskiesבַּשְּׁחָקִ֑יםba.she.cha.KimH7834: but thewindוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307passeth, and cleanseth them.

22OutH5921of thenorthמִ֭צָּפוֹןMi.tza.fonH6828comethgoldenזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091splendour:Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hathuponH5921him terriblemajestyהֽוֹד׃HodH1935.

23Touching theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,weH4672canH3808notH3808findH4672himoutH4672; he isexcellentוְרֹב־ve.rov-H7230inpowerכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581: and injudgmentH4941and plenteousjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941he willnotH3808afflictיְעַנֶּֽה׃ye.'a.NehH6031.

24MenH376doH3605thereforefearיְרֵא֣וּהוּye.re.'U.huH3372him: he regardethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808anyH3605that arewiseחַכְמֵי־chakh.mei-H2450ofheartלֵֽב׃ פLevH3820.

Commentaries on Job 37

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