'Voice' in the Bible

“Behold, let that night be barren [and empty];Let no joyful voice enter it.

“There the prisoners rest together;They do not hear the taskmaster’s voice.

“The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,And the teeth of the young lions are broken.

“The spirit stood still, but I could not discern its appearance;A form was before my eyes;There was silence, and then I heard a voice, saying:

“If I called and He answered me,I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.

“Yet these are just the fringes of His ways [mere samples of His power],The faintest whisper of His voice!Who can contemplate the thunder of His [full] mighty power?”

“Therefore my lyre (harp) is used for [the sound of] mourning,And my flute for the [sound of the] voices of those who weep.

“Surely you have spoken in my hearing,And I have heard the sound of your words, saying:

“In a dream, a vision of the night [one may hear God’s voice],When deep sleep falls on menWhile slumbering upon the bed,

“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed,And with unceasing complaint in his bones,

“If there is an angel as a mediator for him,One out of a thousand,To explain to a man what is right for him [that is, how to be in right standing with God],

“He rescues the afflicted in their affliction,And opens their ears [so that they pay attention to His voice] in times of oppression.

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

“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.

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

“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,So that an abundance of water will cover you?

“Have you an arm like God,And can you thunder with a voice like His?