Job 37:1

AMP: “Indeed, at His thundering my heart tremblesAnd leaps out of its place.

ASV: Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.

BSB: “At this my heart also poundsand leaps from its place.

DARBY: Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:

DRA: At this my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.

KJV: At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

Job 37:2

AMP: “Listen carefully to the thunder of His voice,And the rumbling that goes out of His mouth!

ASV: Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

BSB: Listen closely to the thunder of His voiceand the rumbling that comes from His mouth.

DARBY: Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth.

DRA: Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh out of his mouth.

KJV: Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

Job 37:3

AMP: “He lets it loose under the whole heaven,And His lightning to the ends of the earth.

ASV: He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightening unto the ends of the earth.

BSB: He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole skyand sends it to the ends of the earth.

DARBY: He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

DRA: He beholdeth under all the heavens, and his light is upon the ends of the earth.

KJV: He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

Job 37:4

AMP: “After it, His voice roars;He thunders with the voice of His majesty,And He does not restrain His lightning [against His adversaries] when His voice is heard.

ASV: After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.

BSB: Then there comes a roaring sound;He thunders with His majestic voice.He does not restrain the lightningwhen His voice resounds.

DARBY: After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.

DRA: After it a noise shall roar, he shall thunder with the voice of his majesty, and shall not be found out, when his voice shall be heard.

KJV: After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

Job 37:5

AMP: “God thunders marvelously with His voice;He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

ASV: God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

BSB: God thunders wondrously with His voice;He does great things we cannot comprehend.

DARBY: God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.

DRA: God shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great and unsearchable things.

KJV: God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:6

AMP: “For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;And [He speaks] to the showers and to the downpour [of His mighty rains], ‘Be strong.’

ASV: For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.

BSB: For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’

DARBY: For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.

DRA: He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength.

KJV: For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

Job 37:7

AMP: “God seals (brings to a standstill, stops) [by severe weather] the hand of every man,That all men [whom He has made] may know His work [that is, His sovereign power and their subjection to it].

ASV: He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know [it].

BSB: He seals up the hand of every man,so that all men may know His work.

DARBY: He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

DRA: He sealeth up the hand of all men, that every one may know his works.

KJV: He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

Job 37:8

AMP: “Then the beast goes into its lairAnd remains in its hiding place.

ASV: Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.

BSB: The wild animals enter their lairs;they settle down in their dens.

DARBY: And the wild beast goeth into its lair, and they remain in their dens.

DRA: Then the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his den.

KJV: Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

Job 37:9

AMP: “Out of its chamber comes the storm,And cold from the north wind.

ASV: Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.

BSB: The tempest comes from its chamber,and the cold from the driving north winds.

DARBY: From the chamber [of the south] cometh the whirlwind; and cold from the winds of the north.

DRA: Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north.

KJV: Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

Job 37:10

AMP: “Ice is made by the breath of God,And the expanse of the waters is frozen. [Ps 147:17, 18]

ASV: By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened.

BSB: By the breath of God the ice is formedand the watery expanses are frozen.

DARBY: By the breath of God ice is given; and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

DRA: When God bloweth there cometh frost, and again the waters are poured out abundantly.

KJV: By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

Job 37:11

AMP: “He loads the thick cloud with moisture;He disperses the cloud of His lightning.

ASV: Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:

BSB: He loads the clouds with moisture;He scatters His lightning through them.

DARBY: Also with plentiful moisture he loadeth the thick clouds, his light dispels the cloud;

DRA: Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their light :

KJV: Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

Job 37:12

AMP: “Its direction is turned around by His guidance,That it may do whatever He commands itOn the face of the inhabited earth.

ASV: And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world,

BSB: They swirl about,whirling at His direction,accomplishing all that He commandsover the face of all the earth.

DARBY: And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,

DRA: Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole earth :

KJV: And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

Job 37:13

AMP: “Whether [it be] for correction, or for His earth [generally]Or for [His] mercy and lovingkindness, He causes it to happen. [Ex 9:18, 23; 1 Sam 12:18, 19]

ASV: Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.

BSB: Whether for punishment or for His land,He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

DARBY: Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy.

DRA: Whether in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever of his mercy he shall command them to be found.

KJV: He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

Job 37:14

AMP: ¶“Listen to this, Job;Stand still and consider the wonders of God.

ASV: Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

BSB: Listen to this, O Job;stand still and consider the wonders of God.

DARBY: Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of God.

DRA: Hearken to these things, Job : Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God.

KJV: Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Job 37:15

AMP: “Do you know how God establishes and commands them,And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?

ASV: Dost thou know how God layeth [his charge] upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?

BSB: Do you know how God dispatches the cloudsor makes the lightning flash?

DARBY: Dost thou know how God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash?

DRA: Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds?

KJV: Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

Job 37:16

AMP: “Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens],The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,

ASV: Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

BSB: Do you understand how the clouds float,those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

DARBY: Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?

DRA: Knowest thou the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect knowledges?

KJV: Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

Job 37:17

AMP: You whose garments are hot,When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?

ASV: How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south [wind]?

BSB: You whose clothes get hotwhen the land lies hushed under the south wind,

DARBY: How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

DRA: Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?

KJV: How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

Job 37:18

AMP: “Can you, with Him, spread out the sky,Strong as a molten mirror?

ASV: Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?

BSB: can you, like Him, spread out the skies,as strong as a mirror of bronze?

DARBY: Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror?

DRA: Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.

KJV: Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

Job 37:19

AMP: “Tell us [Job] what words [of man] shall we say to such a Being;We cannot state our case because of darkness [that is, our ignorance in the presence of the unsearchable God].

ASV: Teach us what we shall say unto him; [For] we cannot set [our speech] in order by reason of darkness.

BSB: Teach us what we should say to Him;we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

DARBY: Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order [our words] by reason of darkness.

DRA: Shew us what we may say to him : for we are wrapped up in darkness.

KJV: Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

Job 37:20

AMP: “So shall it be told Him that I wish to speak?Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up [and destroyed by God]?

ASV: Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

BSB: Should He be told that I want to speak?Would a man ask to be swallowed up?

DARBY: Shall it be told him if I would speak? if a man [so] say, surely he shall be swallowed up.

DRA: Who shall tell him the things I speak? even if a man shall speak, he shall be swallowed up.

KJV: Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

Job 37:21

AMP: ¶“Now people cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies [without being blinded],When the wind has passed and cleared them.

ASV: And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.

BSB: Now no one can gaze at the sunwhen it is bright in the skiesafter the wind has swept them clean.

DARBY: And now [men] see not the light as it gleameth, it is [hidden] in the skies. But the wind passeth by and cleareth them.

DRA: But now they see not the light : the air on a sudden shall be thickened into clouds, and the wind shall pass and drive them away.

KJV: And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

Job 37:22

AMP: “Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it];Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].

ASV: Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.

BSB: Out of the north He comes in golden splendor;awesome majesty surrounds Him.

DARBY: From the north cometh gold; with God is terrible majesty.

DRA: Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.

KJV: Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

Job 37:23

AMP: “The Almighty—we cannot find Him;He is exalted in powerAnd He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness. [1 Tim 6:16]

ASV: [Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

BSB: The Almighty is beyond our reach;He is exalted in power!In His justice and great righteousnessHe does not oppress.

DARBY: The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict.

DRA: We cannot find him worthily : he is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable.

KJV: Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

Job 37:24

AMP: “Men therefore fear Him;He does not regard nor respect any who are wise in heart [in their own understanding and conceit].” [Matt 10:28]

ASV: Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.

BSB: Therefore, men fear Him,for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”

DARBY: Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

DRA: Therefore men shall fear him, and all that seem to themselves to be wise, shall not dare to behold him.

KJV: Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

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