Job 37  Tree of Life Version

⁶ “For to the snow He says, ‘Fall to the earth,’
and to the torrential rain—be a mighty downpour of rain.
⁷ He seals the hand of every man,
    so that all men will know His work.
⁸ The animals go into their lairs;
    they remain in their dens.
⁹ Out of its chamber comes the storm,
    and icy cold from the driving wind.
¹⁰ From the breath of God frost is made,
    and the watery expanse freezes.
¹¹ He loads the cloud with moisture;
    He scatters His cloud of lightning.
¹² It swirls around by His guidance,
    to do whatever He commands
    on the face of the inhabited world.
¹³ Whether it is a rod of punishment
    or for His land or for lovingkindness,
    He causes it to happen.

¹⁴ “Listen to this, Job:
    stand and consider God’s wonders.
¹⁵ Do you know how God orders them,
    and makes the lightning flash in His cloud?
¹⁶ Do you know the balancing of clouds,
    the wonders of Him who has perfect knowledge?

¹⁷ “You, whose clothes are hot,
    when the earth is still, because of the south wind,
¹⁸ can you, with Him, stretch out the skies,
    strong as a mirror of molten metal?
¹⁹ Teach us what to say to Him;
    we cannot prepare a case because of the darkness.
²⁰ Should He be informed that I want to speak?
If a man speaks, would he be swallowed up?
²¹ But now, they do not see the light,
    bright as it is in the skies,
until the wind has passed
    and cleared the clouds away.
²² Out of the north comes in golden splendor;
    around God is awesome majesty.
²³ Shaddai, we cannot find Him!
    He is great in power and justice,
and abundant righteousness He does not oppress.
²⁴ Therefore people fear Him;
    He does not regard all the wise of heart.”