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37:1  “At ·the sound of his thunder [L this], my heart ·pounds [trembles] as if it will ·jump [leap; or drop] out of ·my chest [L its place].
37:2  Listen! Listen to the ·thunder [L shaking] of God’s voice and to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
37:3  He turns his lightning loose under the whole ·sky [heavens] and sends it to the farthest parts of the earth.
37:4  After that you can hear the roar when he thunders with a ·great sound [exalted voice]. He does not hold back the flashing when his voice is heard.
37:5  God’s voice thunders in wonderful ways; he does great things we cannot understand.
37:6  He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the shower, ‘Be a heavy rain.’
37:7  With it, he ·stops everyone from working [L puts a seal on the hand of all people] so everyone knows it is ·the work of God [L his work].
37:8  The animals ·take cover from the rain [L enter their hiding place/lair] and stay in their dens.
37:9  The storm comes from ·where it was stored [L its chamber]; the cold comes with the ·strong winds [or north wind].
37:10  The breath of God makes ice, and the wide waters become frozen.
37:11  He ·fills [loads] the clouds with ·water [moisture] and scatters his lightning through them.
37:12  At his ·command [L guidance] they swirl around over the ·whole [L inhabited] earth, doing whatever he commands.
37:13  ·He uses the clouds to punish people [L Whether for correction/the rod] or ·to water his [L for the] earth and ·show his love [or loyalty].
37:14  “Job, ·listen [give ear] to this: Stop and notice God’s ·miracles [wonders].
37:15  Do you know how God ·controls the clouds [appoints their tasks] and makes his lightning ·flash [L shine in the clouds]?
37:16  Do you know how the clouds ·hang [or spread] in the sky? Do you know the ·miracles [wonders] of God, ·who knows everything [L the one perfect in knowledge]?
37:17  You ·suffer [L swelter] in your clothes when the land is silenced by the hot, south wind.
37:18  You cannot stretch out the sky ·like God [L with him] and make it look as hard as ·polished bronze [L a cast mirror].
37:19  ·Tell [L Teach] us what we should say to him; we cannot get our arguments ·ready [L in order] because ·we do not have enough understanding [L of the darkness].
37:20  Should God be told ·that I want to [or when I] speak? Would a person ask to be swallowed up?
37:21  No one can look at the ·sun [L light] when it is bright in the sky after the wind ·has blown all the clouds away [L passes by and clears it].
37:22  ·God comes out of the north in golden light [L Gold comes from the north], ·in overwhelming greatness [L an awesome splendor is all around God].
37:23  ·The Almighty [L Shaddai] ·is too high for us to reach [L —we cannot find him]. He ·has great [is exalted in] strength; he ·is always right and never punishes unfairly [L will not violate justice and abundant righteousness].
37:24  That is why people ·honor [fear] him; ·he does not respect those who say they are wise [or all the wise of heart fear him].”