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Elihu Says God Is Back of the Storm

¹ "At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.

² "Listen closely to the ^(C1)thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.

³ "Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,
And His ^(F1)lightning to the ^(C1)ends of the earth.

⁴ "After it, a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain ^(F1)the lightnings when His voice is heard.

⁵ "God ^(C1)thunders with His voice wondrously,
Doing ^(C2)great things which we cannot comprehend.

⁶ "For to ^(C1)the snow He says, 'Fall on the earth,'
And to the ^(F1)(C2)downpour and the rain, 'Be strong.'

⁷ "He ^(C1)seals the hand of every man,
That ^(C2)all men may know His work.

⁸ "Then the beast goes into its ^(C1)lair
And remains in its ^(F1)den.

⁹ "Out of the ^(F1)(C1)south comes the storm,
And out of the ^(F2)north the cold.

¹⁰ "From the breath of God ^(C1)ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.

¹¹ "Also with moisture He ^(C1)loads the thick cloud;
He ^(C2)disperses ^(C3)the cloud of His ^(F1)lightning.

¹² "It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,
That ^(F1)it may do whatever He ^(C1)commands ^(F2)it
On the ^(C2)face of the inhabited earth.

¹³ "Whether for ^(F1)(C1)correction, or for ^(C2)His world,
Or for ^(C3)lovingkindness, He causes it to ^(F2)happen.

¹⁴ "Listen to this, O Job,
Stand and consider the wonders of God.

¹⁵ "Do you know how God establishes them,
And makes the ^(F1)lightning of His cloud to shine?

¹⁶ "Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds,
The ^(C1)wonders of one ^(C2)perfect in knowledge,

¹⁷ You whose garments are hot,
When the land is still because of the south wind?

¹⁸ "Can you, with Him, ^(C1)spread out the skies,
Strong as a molten mirror?

¹⁹ "Teach us what we shall say to Him;
We ^(C1)cannot arrange our case because of darkness.

²⁰ "Shall it be told Him that I would speak?
^(F1)Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?

²¹ "Now ^(F1)men do not see the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind has passed and cleared them.

²² "Out of the north comes golden splendor;
Around God is awesome majesty.

²³ "The Almighty--^(C1)we cannot find Him;
He is ^(C2)exalted in power
And ^(C3)He will not do violence ^(C4)to justice and abundant righteousness.

²⁴ "Therefore men ^(C1)fear Him;
He does not ^(C2)regard any who are wise of heart."