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# Chapter 37
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1 “My heart pounds as I think of this.
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It trembles within me.
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2 Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
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as it rolls from his mouth.
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3 It rolls across the heavens,
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and his lightning flashes in every direction.
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4 Then comes the roaring of the thunder—
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the tremendous voice of his majesty.
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He does not restrain it when he speaks.
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5 God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
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We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
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6 “He directs the snow to fall on the earth
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and tells the rain to pour down.
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7 Then everyone stops working
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so they can watch his power.
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8 The wild animals take cover
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and stay inside their dens.
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9 The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
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and the driving winds bring the cold.
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10 God’s breath sends the ice,
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freezing wide expanses of water.
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11 He loads the clouds with moisture,
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and they flash with his lightning.
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12 The clouds churn about at his direction.
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They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
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13 He makes these things happen either to punish people
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or to show his unfailing love.
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14 “Pay attention to this, Job.
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Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
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15 Do you know how God controls the storm
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and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
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16 Do you understand how he moves the clouds
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with wonderful perfection and skill?
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17 When you are sweltering in your clothes
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and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
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18 he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror.
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Can you do that?
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19 “So teach the rest of us what to say to God.
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We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
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20 Should God be notified that I want to speak?
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Can people even speak when they are confused?
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21 We cannot look at the sun,
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for it shines brightly in the sky
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when the wind clears away the clouds.
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22 So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God.
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He is clothed in dazzling splendor.
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23 We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
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but even though he is just and righteous,
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he does not destroy us.
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24 No wonder people everywhere fear him.
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All who are wise show him reverence.” |