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JOB 37
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I will present profound arguments
for the righteousness of my Creator.
I am telling you nothing but the truth,
for I am a man of great knowledge.
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“God is mighty, but he does not despise
anyone!
He is mighty in both power and
understanding.
He does not let the wicked live
but gives justice to the afflicted.
He never takes his eyes off the innocent,
but he sets them on thrones with kings
and exalts them forever.
If they are bound in chains
and caught up in a web of trouble,
he shows them the reason.
He shows them their sins of pride.
He gets their attention
and commands that they turn from evil.
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“If they listen and obey God,
they will be blessed with prosperity
throughout their lives.
All their years will be pleasant.
But if they refuse to listen to him,
they will cross over the river of death,
dying from lack of understanding.
For the godless are full of resentment.
Even when he punishes them,
they refuse to cry out to him for help.
They die when they are young,
after wasting their lives in immoral living.
But by means of their suffering, he rescues
those who suffer.
For he gets their attention through
adversity.
“God is leading you away from danger, Job,
to a place free from distress.
He is setting your table with the best food.
But you are obsessed with whether the
godless will be judged.
Don’t worry, judgment and justice will
be upheld.
But watch out, or you may be seduced
by wealth.*
Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin.
Could all your wealth*
or all your mighty efforts
keep you from distress?
Do not long for the cover of night,
for that is when people will be destroyed.*
Be on guard! Turn back from evil,
for God sent this suffering
to keep you from a life of evil.
Elihu Reminds Job of God’s Power
22 “Look, God is all-powerful.
Who is a teacher like him?
23 No one can tell him what to do,
or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’
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Instead, glorify his mighty works,
singing songs of praise.
Everyone has seen these things,
though only from a distance.
“Look, God is greater than we can
understand.
His years cannot be counted.
He draws up the water vapor
and then distills it into rain.
The rain pours down from the clouds,
and everyone benefits.
Who can understand the spreading of
the clouds
and the thunder that rolls forth from
heaven?
See how he spreads the lightning
around him
and how it lights up the depths of
the sea.
By these mighty acts he nourishes*
the people,
giving them food in abundance.
He fills his hands with lightning bolts
and hurls each at its target.
The thunder announces his presence;
the storm announces his indignant
anger.*
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“My heart pounds as I think of this.
It trembles within me.
Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
as it rolls from his mouth.
It rolls across the heavens,
and his lightning flashes in every
direction.
Then comes the roaring of the thunder—
the tremendous voice of his majesty.
He does not restrain it when he speaks.
God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
We can’t even imagine the greatness
of his power.
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“He directs the snow to fall on the earth
and tells the rain to pour down.
Then everyone stops working
so they can watch his power.
The wild animals take cover
and stay inside their dens.
The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
and the driving winds bring the cold.
God’s breath sends the ice,
freezing wide expanses of water.
He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.
The clouds churn about at his direction.
They do whatever he commands
throughout the earth.
36:18 Or But don’t let your anger lead you to mockery. 36:19 Or
Could all your cries for help. 36:16-20 The meaning of the
Hebrew in this passage is uncertain. 36:31 Or he governs.
36:33 Or even the cattle know when a storm is coming. The
meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.