Yea, at this my heart trembleth,
And is moved out of its place.
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice,
And the {Or, muttering}sound that goeth out of his mouth.
He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven,
And his {Hebrew: light.}lightning unto the {Hebrew: skirts.}ends of the earth.
After it a voice roareth;
He thundereth with the voice of his majesty;
And he restraineth not {Hebrew: them.}the lightnings when his voice is heard
God thundereth marvellously with his voice;
Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
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.
He sealeth up the hand of every man,
That all men whom he hath made may know it.
Then the beasts go into coverts,
And remain in their dens.
Out of the chamber of the south cometh the storm,
And cold out of the {Hebrew: scattering winds.}north.
By the breath of God ice is given;
And the breadth of the waters is {Or, congealed}straitened.
Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture;
He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his {Hebrew: light.}lightning:
And it is turned round about by his guidance,
That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them
Upon the face of the habitable world,
Whether it be for correction, or for his {Or, earth}land,
Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.
Hearken unto this, O Job:
Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them,
And causeth the {Hebrew: light.}lightning of his cloud to shine?
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds,
The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
{Or, Thou whose garments are &c.}How thy garments are warm,
{Or, When he quieteth the earth by the south wind}When the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
Canst thou with him spread out the sky,
Which is strong as a molten mirror?
Teach us what we shall say unto him;
For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.
Shall it be told him that I would speak?
{Or, If a man speak, surely he shall be shallowed up}Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
And now men {Or, cannot look on the light when it is bright in the skies, When the wind hath passed, and cleared them}see not the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.
Out of the north cometh {Hebrew: gold.}golden splendor:
God hath upon him terrible majesty.
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out:
He is excellent in power;
And {Or, to justice…he doeth no violence}in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.
Men do therefore fear him:
He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
Querverweise zu Hiob 37,3 Hiob 37,3
Thy way, O God, is {Or, in holiness}in the sanctuary:Who is a great god like unto God?
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,And the wicked be shaken out of it?
His lightnings lightened the world:The earth saw, and trembled.
And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the {Greek: presence.}coming of the Son of man.
And there was opened the {Or, sanctuary}temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his {Or, sanctuary}temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.