Elihu Extols God's Majesty
2 Give ear to the rolling noise of his voice; to the hollow sound which goes out of his mouth.
2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
2 Just listen to His thunderous voiceand the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
2 Listen carefully to his thundering voice; to the sound that rumbles from his mouth.
4 After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.
4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
4 “After it, a voice roars;He thunders with His majestic voice,And He does not restrain (b)the lightnings when His voice is heard.
4 Then there comes a roaring sound;God thunders(C) with His majestic voice.He does not restrain the lightningwhen His rumbling voice is heard.
4 His thunder roars after it; his majestic voice will thunder; and no one can trace them once his voice has been heard.
5 He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
5 God thunders marvelously with His voice;He does great things that we cannot comprehend.
5 "God thunders with his wondrous voice; he does awesome works that we don't comprehend.
6 For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.
6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
6 “For to (E)the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’And to the (c)(F)downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
6 For He says to the snow,(D) “Fall to the earth,”and the torrential rains, His mighty torrential rains,
6 For he says to the snow, "Fall to the earth.' He tells the rain, "Pour down,' then it rains profusely.
7 He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.
7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
7 serve as His sign to all mankind,so that all men may know His work.
7 "He puts a limit to the skill of every person; to delineate all people from what they do.
11 The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;
11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
11 “Also with moisture He (L)loads the thick cloud;He (M)disperses (N)the cloud of His (g)lightning.
11 He also loads the clouds with moisture, scattering his lightning with the clouds.
12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,
12 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.
12 “It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,That (h)it may do whatever He (O)commands (i)itOn the (P)face of the inhabited earth.
12 They swirl about,turning round and round at His direction,accomplishing everything He commands themover the surface of the inhabited world.
12 It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world,
13 For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.
13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
13 “Whether for (j)(Q)correction, or for (R)His world,Or for (S)lovingkindness, He causes it to (k)happen.
13 He causes this to happen for punishment,for His land, or for His faithful love.
13 whether for discipline on his land or to demonstrate his gracious love, he causes it to be realized."
14 Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.
14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
14 “Listen to this, O Job,Stand and consider the wonders of God.
14 Listen to this, Job.Stop and consider God’s wonders.
14 "Pay attention to this, Job! Stand still, and consider the wondrous attributes of God.
15 Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?
15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
15 Do you know how God directs His cloudsor makes their lightning flash?
15 Do you know how God ordains them, and makes his lightning to flash throughout his clouds?
16 Have you knowledge of the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of him who has all wisdom?
16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
16 Do you understand how the clouds float,those wonderful works of Him who has perfect knowledge?
16 Do you understand his wondrous work of balancing the clouds, the one whose knowledge is perfect,
17 You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,
17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
17 You whose garments are hot,When the land is still because of the south wind?
17 You whose clothes get hotwhen the south wind brings calm to the land,
17 you whose garments are hot, even though the land is cooled by a south wind?
18 Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?
18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
18 can you help God spread out the skiesas hard as a cast metal mirror?
18 Can you spread out the skies like he does; can you cast them as one might a mirror?
19 Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.
19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
19 Tell us! What are we to say to him? Can we prepare our case to face him when our faces are in darkness?
20 How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?
20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
20 Should He be told that I want to speak?Can a man speak when he is confused?
20 Has it been relayed to God that I want to talk? Can a person speak when he is confused?"
21 And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.
21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
21 “Now (n)men do not see the light which is bright in the skies;But the wind has passed and cleared them.
21 Now men cannot even look at the sunwhen it is in the skies,after a wind has swept through and cleared them away.
21 "So then, the sun is too bright to gaze at, is it not? The sky is swept clean by the wind that blows, is it not?
23 There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.
23 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.
23 “The Almighty—(X)we cannot find Him;He is (Y)exalted in powerAnd (Z)He will not do violence (AA)to justice and abundant righteousness.
23 The Almighty—we cannot reach Him—He is exalted in power!He will not oppress justice and abundant righteousness,
23 We cannot find the Almighty he is majestic in power and justice, and overflowing with righteousness; he never oppresses.