Elihu Speaks of God’s Voice
“At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
2 Listen closely to the athunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.
3 Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,
And His lightning to the aends of the earth.
4 After it, a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.
5 God athunders with His voice marvelously,
Doing bgreat things which we do not know.
6 For to athe snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the bdownpour of rain and the downpour of rains, ‘Be strong.’
7 He aseals the hand of every man,
That ball men may know His work.
8 Then the beast goes into its alair
And dwells in its den.
9 Out of the asouth comes the storm,
And out of the north the cold.
10 From the breath of God aice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
11 Also with moisture He aloads the thick cloud;
He bscatters cthe cloud of His lightning.
12 It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,
That it may do whatever He acommands it
On the bface of the inhabited earth.
13 Whether for acorrection, or for bHis world,
Or for clovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
14 “Give ear to this, O Job,
Stand and carefully consider the wondrous deeds of God.
15 Do you know how God establishes them,
And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?
16 Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds,
The awonders of one bperfect in knowledge,
17 You whose garments are hot,
When the land is quiet because of the south wind?
18 Can you, with Him, aspread out the skies,
Strong as a molten mirror?
19 Make us know what we shall say to Him;
We acannot arrange our case because of darkness.
20 Shall it be recounted to Him that I would speak?
If a man says a word, will He indeed be swallowed up?
21 “So now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind has passed and cleared them.
22 Out of the north comes golden splendor;
Around God is fearsome majesty.
23 The Almighty—awe cannot find Him;
He is bexalted in power
And cHe will not afflict djustice and abundant righteousness.
24 Therefore men afear Him;
He does not bregard any who are wise of heart.”