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Job 37 (CEV)

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¹ I am frightened and tremble all over, ² when I hear the roaring voice of God in the thunder, ³ and when I see his lightning flash across the sky. ⁴ God's majestic voice thunders his commands, ⁵ creating miracles too marvelous for us to understand. ⁶ Snow and heavy rainstorms ⁷ make us stop and think about God's power, ⁸ and they force animals to seek shelter. ⁹ The windstorms of winter strike, ¹⁰ and the breath of God freezes streams and rivers. ¹¹ Rain clouds filled with lightning appear at God's command, ¹² traveling across the sky ¹³ to release their cargo-- sometimes as punishment for sin, sometimes as kindness. ¹⁴ Job, consider carefully the many wonders of God. ¹⁵ Can you explain why lightning flashes at the orders ¹⁶ of God who knows all things? Or how he hangs the clouds in empty space? ¹⁷ You almost melt in the heat of fierce desert winds when the sky is like brass. ¹⁸ God can spread out the clouds to get relief from the heat, but can you? ¹⁹ Tell us what to say to God! Our minds are in the dark, and we don't know how to argue our case. ²⁰ Should I risk my life by telling God that I want to speak? ²¹ No one can stare at the sun after a breeze has blown the clouds from the sky. ²² Yet the glorious splendor of God All-Powerful is brighter by far. ²³ God cannot be seen-- but his power is great, and he is always fair. ²⁴ And so we humans fear God, because he shows no respect for those who are proud and think they know so much.