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Job 37

2 Elihú proveth that the unsearcheable wisdome of God is manifest by his workes, 4 As by the thunders, 6 The snowe, 9 The whirle winde, 11 And the rayne.
1.aAt this also mine heart is astonied, and is moved out of his place.
2.Heare the bsounde of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
3.He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his light unto the ends of the worlde.
4.After it a noyse soundeth: he thundreth with the voyce of his majestie, and he wil not stay cthem when his voyce is heard.
5.God thundreth marvelously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we knowe not. The Power of God. Job.
6.For he saith to the snowe, Be thou upon the earth: dlikewise to the smale raine & to the great raine of his power.
7.With the force thereof he eshutteth up everie man, that all men may knowe his worke.
8.Then the beasts go into the denne, and remaine in their places.
9.The whirle winde cometh out of the South, and the colde from the fNorth winde.
10.At the breath of God the frost is given, and the breadth of the waters gis made narrowe.
11.He maketh also the cloudes to hlabour, to water the earth, and scatereth the cloude of ihis light.
12.And it is turned about by his government, that thei may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the whole worlde:
13.Whether it be for kpunishment, or for his land, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
14.Hearken unto this, ô Job: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.
15.Didest thou knowe when God disposed them? & caused the llight of his cloude to shine?
16.Hast thou knowen the mvarietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?
17.Or how thy clothes are nwarme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
18.Hast thou stretched out the heavens, which are strong, and as a molten oglasse?
19.Tel us what we shal say unto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of pdarknes.
20.Shal it be qtolde him when I speake? or shal man speake when he shalbe rdestroied?
21.And now men se not the light, swhich shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.
22.The tbrightnes cometh out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
23.It is the Almightie: we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and judgement, and abundant in justice: he uafflicteth not.
24.Let men therefore feare him: for he wil not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.

Notes

1-a.
At the marveling of the thunder, and lightenings: whereby he declares that the faithful are lively touched with the majesty of God, when they behold his works.
2-b.
That is, the thunder, whereby he speaks to men to waken their dullness and to bring them to the consideration of his works.
4-c.
Meaning, the rains and thunders. 5
6-d.
So that neither small rain nor great, snow nor anything else comes without God’s appointment.
7-e.
By rains and thunders God causes men to keep themselves within their houses.
9-f.
In Ebrewe it is called the scattering wind, because it drives away the clouds and purges the air.
10-g.
That is, is frozen up and dried.
11-h.
Gather the vapors, and move to and fro to water the earth.
11-i.
That is, the cloud that has lightening in it.
13-k.
Rain, cold, heat, tempests and such like are sent of God, either to punish man, or to profit the earth, or to declare his favour toward man, as Ch. 36.31.
15-l.
That is, the lightening to break forth in the clouds?
16-m.
Which is sometime changed into rain, or snow, or hail or such like.
17-n.
Why your clothes should keep you warm, when the South wind blows, rather when any other wind blows.
18-o.
For their clearness.
19-p.
That is, our ignorance: signifying that Job was so presumptu- ous that he would control the works of God.
20-q.
Has God need that any should tell him when man murmurs against him?
20-r.
If God would destroy a man, should he repine?
21-s.
The cloud stops the shining of the sun, that man cannot see it till the wind has chased away the cloude: and if man be not able to attain to the knowledge of these things, how much less of God’s judgements?
22-t.
In Ebrewe, gold: meaning fair weather and clear as gold.
23-u.
Meaning, without cause. 2 Geneva Bible 1560